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synonym

[sin-uh-nim] / ˈsɪn ə nɪm /
NOUN
analogue
Synonyms
Antonyms


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At the time, the word actor was “a synonym for airhead. Well, Reagan was no airhead,” Cannon said in a 2008 interview at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

Affordability isn’t a synonym for inflation, which is the rate of change in the overall price level.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

But cortisol is not a synonym for stress.

From Slate Sep. 9, 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

In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

No-fault divorce currently allows spouses to file over "irreconcilable differences," "incompatibility" or because their marriages are "irretrievably broken," among other synonyms, with specific language depending on the state.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2024

Because they’re synonyms — they are one and the same.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2024

Global warming and climate change are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but scientists prefer to use “climate change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting our planet’s weather and climate systems.

From National Geographic Feb. 14, 2024

The word “august,’’ small a, is defined as “marked by majestic dignity or grandeur,’’ with synonyms like “imposing” and “impressive.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 2023

Of course Cassiopeia actually meant synonyms, but it was all lost on Mrs. Clarke.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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