as in modernism
a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word
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Recent Examples of neologism
Now, without finding a new emblem to rally behind, Democrats may be doing little more than battling that other neologism: MAGA.
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Kevin M. Schultz, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The term is not recognized in standard dictionaries and appears to be a neologism coined by Trump.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In interviews, Twigs disbursed the meanings behind her neologism, her philosophy.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Almost all philosophical ideas come nested in a complex backdrop of neologisms, foreign concepts, and alternative worldviews.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kevin M. Schultz, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The term is not recognized in standard dictionaries and appears to be a neologism coined by Trump.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In interviews, Twigs disbursed the meanings behind her neologism, her philosophy.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Almost all philosophical ideas come nested in a complex backdrop of neologisms, foreign concepts, and alternative worldviews.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neologism
modernism
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New York — the music, the energy, the mix of elegance and edge — a moment when modernism and nostalgia collided to create a new style language.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Gertrude set out to generate the same kind of shock—modernism’s disruption of form and perspective—by using words to compose a fractured picture.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Neologism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neologism. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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