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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
Monza has been synonym with Formula 1 for almost a century and is the longest-running event on the world championship calendar.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
Noun
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The information provided by Diversified, LLC should not be a substitute for consulting a qualified tax advisor, accountant, or other professional concerning the application of tax law or an individual tax situation.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Keep in mind that supplements are not a substitute for healthy eating, and more is not always better.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Instead, there is an analog screen with a knob to sort through your drink of choice and choose settings.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Dallas Brewery Contest While there is no 1:1 analog to the home-beer brewing competition Hank and Bobby enter in this episode, North Texas is home to many craft breweries, including Rahr & Sons Brewing and Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth and Peticolas Brewing Company in Dallas.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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