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a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?
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as in to name
to give a name to
the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out
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Recent Examples of term
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Limits have been places on dissemination of scientific research on LGBTQ and gender topics, as CDC researchers have been ordered to retract any unpublished research containing terms such as gender, transgender or LGBTQ.
—Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
The thundering poet termed the result uninspired and banal, so the other professor went into Dickinson’s 1,800-poem corpus, retrieved an obscure quatrain and presented it to the poet, who called the result banal and uninspired.
—David Galef, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
This is especially notable in terms of the talent Google could bring into its workforce.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Limits have been places on dissemination of scientific research on LGBTQ and gender topics, as CDC researchers have been ordered to retract any unpublished research containing terms such as gender, transgender or LGBTQ.
—Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
But the possibilities are quite a bit more elaborate than that, since the operations needed to perform a teleportation consist of manipulations that can also perform an algorithmic operation, termed a gate.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
The thundering poet termed the result uninspired and banal, so the other professor went into Dickinson’s 1,800-poem corpus, retrieved an obscure quatrain and presented it to the poet, who called the result banal and uninspired.
—David Galef, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for term
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George's Sixers tenure has gotten off to a nightmarish start, although injuries deserve at least some of the blame for that as well.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Palmer will handle retail, licensing, and hospitality initiatives, building on her long tenure with RFK since 2014.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Even Marquette coach Shaka Smart, as time ran out on UConn’s 72-66 victory, had kind words.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Meyers didn’t mince words about the implications of this growth.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In his 13 seasons, David has been named first-team All-Pro in 2013, second-team All-Pro in the 2016 and 2020 seasons and a Pro Bowler in 2015.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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In addition, Peso Pluma was named regional mexican songwriter of the year, an award that Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera took home for two consecutive years prior.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Following the series finale, Loring had a short stint in The Pruitts of Southampton and played Cricket Montgomery in the TV drama As The World Turns.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Behr shared Daytime Emmys for outstanding drama series during her second stint on All My Children in 1992 and 1994 and received seven other nominations during her career.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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So using Google Trends, Ayers and his colleagues looked at how often people in the U.S. were searching online using phrases such as gambling and addiction, addict, anonymous, or hotline.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
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Travel host Jo Franco shares four must-learn phrases in any foreign language to help you on your journey and sound more like a local.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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However, to encounter Diane Von Furstenberg, her life, her fashion line, her accomplishments, is to experience an exhibition that belongs at the Skirball and speaks to that institution’s mandate, as a powerful expression of Jewish identity and culture.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Campbell said Chiles, who sees her work as an expression of her Christian faith, has had to decline taking on clients but did not specify how often that has happened.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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On February 27, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced similar legislation, a bill titled the Saving Privacy Act.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Phoenix Pictures is backing the feature, titled Joseph Merrick, which will be produced by Kate Cohen, Mike Medavoy and David Dobkin.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/term. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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