catchword
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Finlandization,” in fact, became a catchword during the Cold War for a small nation carefully moderating its security policies so as not to anger a larger, hostile neighbor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
A shibboleth is a catchword or slogan identifying a particular group.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
I think a lot of people are jumping onto it as a catchword and making people think they have a “gee-wiz” material, like this glasses company I saw saying they have graphene in the glasses.
From The Verge ● Jan. 24, 2018
“Watergate” was a catchword for a multitude of government and political sins.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2014
This is still better, for it has the catchword at the beginning of the paragraph.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word