as in mass noun
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In Wikipedia, the word is capped as a proper noun, but the Washington Post lowercases it in most uses.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
But the proper noun only came along relatively recently.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
According to the current contract, which runs through 2029, Fox gets to claim the first three games off the Big Ten schedule (that’s where The Game, proper noun, keeps falling).
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
YouTube Golf may not be an official subsection of the platform, but the rapidly growing genre has become a proper noun among viewers.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Aug. 2025
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
But the proper noun only came along relatively recently.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
According to the current contract, which runs through 2029, Fox gets to claim the first three games off the Big Ten schedule (that’s where The Game, proper noun, keeps falling).
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
YouTube Golf may not be an official subsection of the platform, but the rapidly growing genre has become a proper noun among viewers.
—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proper noun
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“Proper noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proper%20noun. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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