as in modernisms
a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word
scientific neologisms
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Recent Examples of neologisms
Written over a period of seventeen years, the novel was composed in an idiosyncratic style that blended standard English with neologisms and puns in multiple languages.
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Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neologisms
coinages
Noun
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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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“Neologisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neologisms. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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