Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorisms
Noun
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Newsom's press office's X account has been regularly posting memes, snarky all-caps messages and using catchy nicknames for his opponents.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
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
Noun
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Then there was the woman who was Speaker of the House and would walk around talking to herself, screaming out epithets to imaginary people.—
Larry David,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still only 20 years of age, Huijsen has rapidly become one of the first names on the Real Madrid teamsheet.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With $15 and a short saying, Missourians can buy custom tags for their car or truck.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hypocorisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorisms. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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