synonym
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I will note, however, that my 7-year-old son, who has no concept of romantic appeal, uses this word differently—sometimes as a synonym for coolness and sometimes for intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 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
I believe that hope can be viewed as a synonym for democracy.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
I don’t want the new Twitter to know what’ll keep me “engaged,” which, in my history on the site, has been a synonym for “annoyed but having difficulty looking away.”
From Slate • May 7, 2024
I wondered if “awkward” was a synonym for “the most painful thing ever” in the fencing world, but I didn’t say anything about my throbbing legs out loud.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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