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The evening leant into the 2016 King Kylie vibe—Kylie herself donned a bubblegum pink wig and matching latex dress—but Kendall and Hailey stayed firmly in their more understated style lexicons.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Music videos began in the 1960s and have been a cornerstone of the pop culture lexicon for decades.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ today's slang is part of an ever-changing lexicon that separates the young from the young-at-heart.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Body-hugging jerseys and crisp poplin pieces also infiltrated Boero’s lexicon.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Music videos began in the 1960s and have been a cornerstone of the pop culture lexicon for decades.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ today's slang is part of an ever-changing lexicon that separates the young from the young-at-heart.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Body-hugging jerseys and crisp poplin pieces also infiltrated Boero’s lexicon.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicon
dictionary
Noun
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To do this, lawyers and judges will often use dictionaries published at the time the Constitution or an amendment to it was published, along with other writings.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The term really got its start back in the late 1990s, and was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2002.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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