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the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out
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Recent Examples of termed
Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The tech ecosystem has long identified an overarching feeling of loneliness, responding in multiple virtual solutions broadly termed AI companions.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Commissioner Kevin Thompson termed the vote a matter of parity and fairness.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
DuBose left the game with what the team termed a head injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
This interpretation is based on the point of view of individual photons and can be termed bottom-up or reductionist.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The panel was made up of some amazing women leadership, and we were termed the Powerhouse Panel.
—Angie Barnes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In what could be termed as a bizarre and frightening incident, robot vacuum cleaners across several cities in the US were hacked remotely, with attackers using audio speakers on the devices to relay racial slurs at owners.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
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The incident follows damage to two data cables and the Nord Stream gas pipelines, both of which have been termed sabotage.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The tech ecosystem has long identified an overarching feeling of loneliness, responding in multiple virtual solutions broadly termed AI companions.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Commissioner Kevin Thompson termed the vote a matter of parity and fairness.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
DuBose left the game with what the team termed a head injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
This interpretation is based on the point of view of individual photons and can be termed bottom-up or reductionist.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The panel was made up of some amazing women leadership, and we were termed the Powerhouse Panel.
—Angie Barnes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In what could be termed as a bizarre and frightening incident, robot vacuum cleaners across several cities in the US were hacked remotely, with attackers using audio speakers on the devices to relay racial slurs at owners.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for termed
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Venezuela was first designated for TPS in March 2021, allowing over 350,000 individuals to apply for protections.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Its elegance extends inside of the building to the expansive bridal suite with rooms designated for hair and makeup, and its ballroom for rehearsal dinners.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere in the upload titled Thank you for a beautiful 24, the Grammy-winning artist also discussed his collaboration with Memphis rapper GloRilla.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In 1979, director Werner Herzog released his version of the tale—titled Nosferatu the Vampyre—with some notable changes regarding the names of the characters.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Matlin was nominated for an Emmy for that guest appearance.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vought was nominated to run the Office of Management and Budget, while Carr was tapped to lead the Federal Communications Commission.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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There’s a great irony in the bulk of the world’s stablecoins being denominated in USD and yet originating from overseas, out of necessity because of the previous administration.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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These foreign currency swings are not a concern as Berkshire has significant assets and earnings denominated in these foreign currencies.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Termed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termed. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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