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Recent Examples of so-called
And Busch, the once-precocious-then-dominant-and-now-so-called-aging-giant of NASCAR, is laughing through his frustration.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
It is set at an elite preparatory school to groom future wives, made up of daughters of Commanders, many of whom have been taken away from their birth parents, and so-called Pearl Girls, recruited from outside of Gilead.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The park will be built on an empty stretch along Texas 4 near the Starbase office and so-called Starfactory, where the company builds Starship rockets.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2026
This epoch is so-called because we Earthlings have yet to sense anything from this time period, which started about 380,000 years after the big bang and lasted 200 million to 400 million years.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2026
The hope is that the technology used in the ‘drop-in’ sustainable fuels – so-called because they can be dropped into any internal combustion engine – can transfer to the broader automotive industry.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images The discovery of the so-called Per Geijer deposit sits in close proximity to the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
No, the Rubber City—so-called because of the factories established there by Goodrich, Firestone, General Tire, and Goodyear—had never seen anything like this.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
It is set at an elite preparatory school to groom future wives, made up of daughters of Commanders, many of whom have been taken away from their birth parents, and so-called Pearl Girls, recruited from outside of Gilead.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The park will be built on an empty stretch along Texas 4 near the Starbase office and so-called Starfactory, where the company builds Starship rockets.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2026
This epoch is so-called because we Earthlings have yet to sense anything from this time period, which started about 380,000 years after the big bang and lasted 200 million to 400 million years.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2026
The hope is that the technology used in the ‘drop-in’ sustainable fuels – so-called because they can be dropped into any internal combustion engine – can transfer to the broader automotive industry.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images The discovery of the so-called Per Geijer deposit sits in close proximity to the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
No, the Rubber City—so-called because of the factories established there by Goodrich, Firestone, General Tire, and Goodyear—had never seen anything like this.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-called
Adjective
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is also investigating the alleged assault.—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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The alleged stabbing was due to a confrontation between the two teenagers, according to police.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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But the supposed assassin was actually an undercover FBI agent.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The tales of supposed betrayal carry a genuine emotional weight that feels far removed from the faux introspection and sad rich guy moaning of his last three solo albums.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“So-called.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so-called. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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