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neologisms

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a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word scientific neologisms

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Recent Examples of neologisms These neologisms weren’t just clever. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends. — Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025

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The silk mousseline garments floated almost like ghosts or memories of Chanel designs past, including the famous skirt suit with its matching cardigan and Karl Lagerfeld modernisms like jeans with a tweed jacket, plus the iconic flap bag.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

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The author, a professor named Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, proved to have a knack not just for provocative legal essays but for coinages, too.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
There were a few coinages in the script, but 90 percent of the language is real.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

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