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
The Bible alerts us to some synonyms for God, such as Truth, Life, Spirit, and Love.
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Sharla Allard, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
Style is not a synonym for entertainment here.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There was something arbitrary about the way this term and its synonyms were bandied about.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Sharla Allard, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
Style is not a synonym for entertainment here.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
There was something arbitrary about the way this term and its synonyms were bandied about.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
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Turns out, the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni is basically the floor-cleaning equivalent of a secret service agent.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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On April 8, Idaho’s snow-water equivalent — that is, the amount of water contained in its snowpack — was the lowest ever seen on that date, effectively resetting the state’s scale.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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Oakland has approved a major change in how the city handles homeless encampments, voting Tuesday to adopt a new policy that gives officials more authority to remove RVs and vehicles from public spaces without offering an alternative.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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While there are no comprehensive studies comparing the environmental impacts of cultivated versus conventional seafood, alternatives like Wildtype could avoid ocean pollution and overfishing, which have caused losses in biodiversity and destroyed the ocean’s resiliency.—
Jaia Clingham-David,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Resident teachers, or teachers in training, will be the substitutes.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those patterns suggest that, at least so far, AI has acted as a productivity-enhancing tool that boosts employment and wages rather than a simple substitute for labor.—
Christos Makridis,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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