synonym

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Recent Examples of synonym The amusing part is that each of these holes is smack in the middle of a synonym for a roadway: ROAD (3D), BOULEVARD (9D), AVENUE (22D) and STREET (38D). Deb Amlen, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Some themes that involve the words up or lift or a synonym of that nature require reading entries or parts of entries from bottom to top, or upward (up word?). Deb Amlen, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for synonym
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
Noun
  • Moore had to deal with the rejection of her only attempt at a novel and the news that her Selected Poems had been remaindered at thirty cents a copy.
    Susan Gubar June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • Mario Kart World Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo Released: 5th June 2025 Price: $79.99 Score: 9/10 Disclosure: Nintendo sent me a copy of this game for the purposes of this review.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Users are directed to those duplicates via messaging and social media channels.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Most of the gems were sent to an Indian museum in Kolkata, according to the Indian government, and a fifth of the total find — consisting of duplicates of the main collection — were retained by Peppé.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • The First Edition offers Bentley’s captivating Rotating Display (otherwise optional), a smooth veneer fascia situated in the center of the dash that rotates to reveal a 12.3-inch digital touchscreen or three classic analog instruments showing outside air temperature, a compass, and a chronometer.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
  • Two analog sticks flank the screen's left and right corners, while the square touchpads sit just underneath them.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025

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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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