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
Of course, fairness and competition aren’t synonyms.
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The Bible alerts us to some synonyms for God, such as Truth, Life, Spirit, and Love.
—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
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The Bible alerts us to some synonyms for God, such as Truth, Life, Spirit, and Love.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
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Sixty-five years later, two of the most consequential business leaders of this century — Tim Cook of Apple and Reed Hastings of Netflix — have given us the corporate equivalent.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Researchers now hope to push the double copy framework even further by searching for particle-physics equivalents of other black hole features, including the event horizon itself — the boundary beyond which nothing can escape.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The alternative is to break out the cotton wool, bubble wrap and prayer mats for James.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The Alternative Programs offers no-cash-bail alternatives to incarceration for youth and adult non-violent offenders in South Florida.—
Najahe Sherman,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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There was a league debut as a substitute at Brest in late September and, in January 2025, a first start at the age of 17.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Acrylic — widely used as a wool substitute in sweaters and blankets, and one of the worst shedders of microfibers.—
Ryan Brennan
May 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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