Thesaurus results for MONOSYLLABLES

monosyllables

noun

plural of monosyllable

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a lexical item that has only one syllable He answered all their questions with monosyllables like "yes" and "no."

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Noun

Day-to-day shifts on the frontlines in Ukraine and rhetorical expressions of domestic discontent are not among Putin’s major concerns.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
In the new campaign, nods to the geometric symbol are recurrent and span from literal expressions as seen on a knitted sweater, to subtler ones, as hinted by a red pouch held by a talent.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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The screening of grants for phrases, and the broader imposition of political priorities on grant funding, has been unmooring for researchers.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
Has the internet made keeping up with the ever-evolving glossary of new phrases feel borderline impossible?

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

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Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
People with brain damage can lose the ability to understand or speak words yet still do math, play chess and compose music.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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