Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorisms
Noun
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That information from customers was leaked in a full database, including customer’s names, mobile numbers, email addresses, license plate numbers, vehicle nicknames, and more.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025 -
And though some nicknames can wear out their welcome with age, McCollough does not feel that way about his.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use chapter titles or epithets to set up what’s coming.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The three accused, who police only identified by first names and initials of their last names, were charged with membership in a foreign terrorist organization and preparing an act of violence endangering the state.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Character names were also changed so there weren’t at least four people with capital-A first names.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vasquez called in Rocha’s light green 2006 Ford Taurus for three-year expired tags that didn’t match the vehicle.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The crew is also testing to make sure information is read instantly and correctly from radio frequency identification tags available to travelers for purchase, Grondin said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Hypocorisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorisms. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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