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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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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, policymakers must start to think in ecosystem terms, as China has.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Aug. 2025
According to many of the physicians who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, video calls’ increasing pervasiveness since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 — termed the Zoom Boom among industry insiders — has been one of the most notable shifts in recent years.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Many of the pros interviewed for this article describe butter yellow in the same upbeat terms.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, policymakers must start to think in ecosystem terms, as China has.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Another part of the broad opposition to Truman’s foreign policy agenda was what Bloom terms a Black anti-colonial insurgency, supported by figures like labor leader A. Philip Randolph, performer and activist Paul Robeson, and sociologist W. E. B. DuBois.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Aug. 2025
According to many of the physicians who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, video calls’ increasing pervasiveness since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 — termed the Zoom Boom among industry insiders — has been one of the most notable shifts in recent years.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
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“Term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/term. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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