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a reference book that groups words with the same or similar meanings together
Struggling to find just the right word, she took to the thesaurus for ideas.
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Appropriate uses of generative AI include spell and grammar check or as a thesaurus.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Make sure to fold the letter correctly and use the Jane Austen thesaurus to keep your language historical.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 12 July 2024
At their simplest, these programs mask plagiarism through liberal use of a thesaurus; replace enough words with synonyms and hopefully nobody will ever find the original source.
—Charles Seife, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
But the band’s coolness has been constantly called into question by male rock critics high on their own thesaurus finds, and lazy SNL skits about lesbian culture.
—Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2023
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
Make sure to fold the letter correctly and use the Jane Austen thesaurus to keep your language historical.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 12 July 2024
At their simplest, these programs mask plagiarism through liberal use of a thesaurus; replace enough words with synonyms and hopefully nobody will ever find the original source.
—Charles Seife, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
But the band’s coolness has been constantly called into question by male rock critics high on their own thesaurus finds, and lazy SNL skits about lesbian culture.
—Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thesaurus
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At the second evening of our concert series at the Caesars Superdome, quite a few musical titans arrived in stylish ensembles that pushed them further into the fashion lexicon.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Combine the back-to-back rap generations of artists like Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion, selling 150 million singles in two decades, plus Tennessee rappers like Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings, Lil Wyte and Jelly Roll, cementing their storytelling in country, pop and rap's permanent lexicon.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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But unlike McCarthy, Scott included Scots glossaries for his readers, making it that bit easier to translate.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The text uses many Hawaiian words (and gives their pronunciation, plus a glossary at the end), such as kuleana, which refers in part to responsibility, especially in terms of caring for the land.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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“Thesaurus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesaurus. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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