catchword

Example Sentences

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“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

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

Bankers have already coined a new catchword for such small firms: “kiosks,” as opposed to the somewhat larger “boutiques,” like Moelis & Company founded by Kenneth D. Moelis, which went public this week.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2014

"Tempo" is a common catchword in instruction, but one that many amateur players forget about in their haste to smash the ball, says Smith.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013

Ventilation is a catchword for the use of agitators, in which it does not become any person of refinement to exhibit interest.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by