Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matronymics
Noun
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Still only 20 years of age, Huijsen has rapidly become one of the first names on the Real Madrid teamsheet.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025 -
In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many younger Red Sox weren’t in the majors, or even drafted in ‘19, the last time the league allowed players to replace their surnames with nicknames on the back of their Players’ Weekend jerseys.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some of the searches involved criminal cases in the New York City area and other jurisdictions and cases involving people with Russian and Eastern European surnames, according to The New York Times.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Armani’s mother Maria played a great role in his life and influenced his sense of fashion to the point that his two yachts bore her nicknames, Mariu and Maìn.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Laurel, Conrad, Belly, and Jeremiah all call each other by nicknames.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Matronymics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matronymics. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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