as in modernism
a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word
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Recent Examples of neologism
Almost all philosophical ideas come nested in a complex backdrop of neologisms, foreign concepts, and alternative worldviews.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 16 Dec. 2024
In interviews, Twigs disbursed the meanings behind her neologism, her philosophy.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Perhaps that’s why we’ve been bombarded with so many neologisms to describe mind states, like brain rot, or Eusexua.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Pepperberg demonstrated that Alex asked questions, performed simple addition and, in a few instances, coined neologisms.
—Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 16 Dec. 2024
In interviews, Twigs disbursed the meanings behind her neologism, her philosophy.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Perhaps that’s why we’ve been bombarded with so many neologisms to describe mind states, like brain rot, or Eusexua.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Pepperberg demonstrated that Alex asked questions, performed simple addition and, in a few instances, coined neologisms.
—Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neologism
modernism
Noun
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The combo of a white tank top and jeans always looks crisp, and with brown boots the whole ensemble becomes a lesson in clean modernism.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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A lot of the spiritual history wasn't, uh, kind of scrubbed away in with modernism and with certain contemporary laws.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
25 June 2025
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“Neologism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neologism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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