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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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Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Like Monza, which has been synonym with Formula 1 for almost a century and is the longest-running event on the world championship calendar, Monaco has also agreed to an extension running until 2031.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But in his Instagram post yesterday, Zuckerberg bear-hugged the term, using it as a synonym for the entire practice of content moderation itself.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
For decades, Orange County was a conservative stronghold — the birthplace of former President Nixon, the cradle of Ronald Reagan’s ascent to the governor’s mansion and then the White House, and, for decades, a virtual synonym for the Republican Party of California.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Like Monza, which has been synonym with Formula 1 for almost a century and is the longest-running event on the world championship calendar, Monaco has also agreed to an extension running until 2031.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But in his Instagram post yesterday, Zuckerberg bear-hugged the term, using it as a synonym for the entire practice of content moderation itself.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
For decades, Orange County was a conservative stronghold — the birthplace of former President Nixon, the cradle of Ronald Reagan’s ascent to the governor’s mansion and then the White House, and, for decades, a virtual synonym for the Republican Party of California.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
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Inside, authorities allegedly found more debit cards with numerous names on them, copies of multiple driver’s licenses, bank documents and more than a dozen cell phones, state police wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Harvard announced Thursday that two British researchers discovered the school’s copy is one of the authentic versions of the legal document created in 1300.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The baby that results from that is an exact genetic duplicate of the original donor animal.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since taking office in 2020, Garrity estimates her office has flagged nearly $2 billion in improper payments annually, including overpayments, duplicates, or payments to the incorrect recipients.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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EuroLeague sports directors — the analog to general managers in American sports — are frustrated to be losing rotation players to the college ranks.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Backbone Pro's analog sticks are larger than the ones on the Backbone One and the same size as the sticks on an Xbox controller.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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