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Recent Examples of hypocorism
Someone named the fog Karl, but none of our other weather gets a hypocorism.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorism
Noun
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Because of this and his family name, Arch’s recruiting process was set to be a media circus, but with the help of his parents, Arch and his family shut that down to maintain his focus on making the best decision.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The choice to use her mother’s maiden name was both personal tribute and strategic positioning.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Emily previously explained that Gibson is her middle name and her mother's maiden name, and Kyle is Tyler's grandmother's last name.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The artists tend to be reluctant influencers; many use pen names, and almost all prefer to use illustrations to depict themselves publicly.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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His third and current pen name is evidence of him fulfilling that debt to himself.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The kidnapping and killing of Charles Lindbergh’s son often is given that sobriquet.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Horror is — and always should be — Halloween Horror Nights’ middle name.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Denny and her sister's sons — Hayes and Owen — share a middle name, Michael.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The waterways that have earned the city the nickname Venice of America.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Hypocorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorism. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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