loanword

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Recent Examples of loanword The English language comprises a hodgepodge of words borrowed from all over the globe, and a wide variety of those loanwords hail from the languages of India. Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 Which brings us to the ménage à trois — for some things, only a French loanword will do — between Hayley, Yasmin, and Henry, which exists at the opposite end of the boundary-setting spectrum. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026 For instance, people, a French loanword, may be spelled peple, pepill, poeple, or poepul. Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025 The newest dictionary additions include loanwords from Southeast Asia, South Africa and Ireland. Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 In fact, Mandarin itself used thousands of loanwords from Japanese and English when new disciplines such as sociology and natural science entered China’s curricula a mere century ago. Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023 Most English loanwords borrow from languages that, like English, use the Latin alphabet. Sarah Bunin Benor, The Conversation, 21 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loanword
Noun
  • Are these neologisms diagnosing modern phenomena or illuminating preëxisting cultural realities?
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025
  • These neologisms weren’t just clever.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Within a year of its onset, the economic depression practically eradicated the need to mint any new coinage for months.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the yearlong celebration, the Mint is introducing one-year-only changes to familiar American coinage, including the circulating dime, quarter, and half dollar.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.
    Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This is nothing more than a euphemism for encouraging less citizen input and involvement in determining city policies and spending priorities.
    Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This government backing allows some borrowers to get better loan terms compared to traditional mortgages, including more flexible credit minimums and lower down payment requirements.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, Stierli believes, modernism was a powerful political weapon, so versatile and mutable that it could be turned against its creators.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The story of the relationships among these artists, in particular between the older Avery and the now–stratospherically famous Rothko, shows us American modernism in its moment of greatest transition.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Loanword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loanword. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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