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Recent Examples of portmanteau Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship. Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 The track also features rapper Yuno Miles and was included in his second studio album, Vultures 2, by his ¥$ portmanteau group with Ty Dolla $ign. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 Then as now, an annoying if slightly amusing portmanteau conjoining the films’ names hyped up prerelease awareness, helping to drive ticket sales. Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for portmanteau

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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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