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synonym

[sin-uh-nim] / ˈsɪn ə nɪm /
NOUN
analogue
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Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But cortisol is not a synonym for stress.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 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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