as in equivalent
a word having the same meaning as another word
He needed an synonym for "cold," and decided to use "freezing."
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Recent Examples of synonym
On the topic of taxonomy, most Sansevieria have been moved lately into the genus Dracaena, based on recent DNA analysis, with the Sansevieria name now considered an older synonym.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Executives continue to use those descriptors, or synonyms for them, for the upcoming holiday season.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Executives continue to use those descriptors, or synonyms for them, for the upcoming holiday season.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
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Ewing, a Grade II winner at Saratoga, in the $150,000 Ozark Stakes, the Dixie Belle equivalent for 3-year-old males.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The 100-light-year-wide expanse of the Rosette Nebula is estimated to have a staggering mass the equivalent to 10,000 suns and has been sculpted and eroded by the radiation from nearby stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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She was joined by Rocio Rivas and Karla Griego, who each said there had been insufficient analysis on the effect of the cuts and potential alternatives, such as cutting outside contracts.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hunt is trying to appeal to voters seeking an alternative to Cornyn but uneasy about Paxton.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wolfsburg substitute Mattias Svanberg restored his team’s lead eight minutes later, but Gruda replied in the 89th to salvage a point for Leipzig after its German Cup exit to Bayern Munich.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Salmon had already appeared for Arsenal as a substitute in the previous round against Portsmouth, as well as in Champions League win away to Club Brugge.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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