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as in word
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?
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as in to name
to give a name to
the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out
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as in words
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?
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as in names
to give a name to
the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Now 43, Brooks, formerly of Milwaukee, remains incarcerated in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on consecutive life terms for the deaths of Tamara Durand, Wilhelm Hospel, Jane Kulich, Leanna Owen, Virginia Sorenson and Jackson Sparks.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Athletic directors have long been termed the CEOs of collegiate sports departments, but increasingly schools are taking the term literally, looking outside the typical sports pathways for business leaders to take the reins.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Despite the split, Jonas and Turner — who is now dating British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, 30 — are reportedly currently in a great place in terms of their relationship and co-parenting their two girls.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
That last term, relatability, is the watchword of almost all Swiftology—understandably enough.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Now 43, Brooks, formerly of Milwaukee, remains incarcerated in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on consecutive life terms for the deaths of Tamara Durand, Wilhelm Hospel, Jane Kulich, Leanna Owen, Virginia Sorenson and Jackson Sparks.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Trump administration has similarly frozen funding for UCLA – about $584 million is suspended and at risk, the chancellor said – as part of what the administration has termed efforts to crack down on antisemitism and protect civil rights.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Athletic directors have long been termed the CEOs of collegiate sports departments, but increasingly schools are taking the term literally, looking outside the typical sports pathways for business leaders to take the reins.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Perhaps the terms of a US deal with Intel could require Tan to divest certain holdings that the US fears compromises the CEO.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Despite the split, Jonas and Turner — who is now dating British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, 30 — are reportedly currently in a great place in terms of their relationship and co-parenting their two girls.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Brixius terms the results creolization, a hybridization of people and knowledge.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/term. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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