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synonym

[sin-uh-nim] / ˈsɪn ə nɪm /
NOUN
analogue
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Sunny: “Please make a sentence using a synonym for ‘clean.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Smug, as we use it as a synonym for conceited or self-righteous, emerged from its earlier sense of “neat and trim,” which is exactly the ideal of a pert bump.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

It is vital not to use "conspiracies" as a synonym for "conspiracy theories," or for "conspiracism."

From Salon • May 7, 2025

"Wolfsburg and Volkswagen - it's kind of a synonym," explains Dieter Landenberger, the VW Group's in-house historian, as he looks lovingly at an early model Beetle.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

There was graffiti in Webster’s but the synonym wasn’t part of it.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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