as in comparable
resembling or being like another in meaning
The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."
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Recent Examples of synonymous
His name is synonymous with disappearing and is still referenced in popular culture today.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
How did Rhodes come to create, recruit and lead the group whose name would become synonymous with the attack on the Capitol?
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Today, the pumpkin carving tradition remains synonymous with Halloween.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Few sounds are as synonymous with a ‘90s childhood as the familiar swish of a pair of windbreaker pants.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
How did Rhodes come to create, recruit and lead the group whose name would become synonymous with the attack on the Capitol?
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Today, the pumpkin carving tradition remains synonymous with Halloween.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Few sounds are as synonymous with a ‘90s childhood as the familiar swish of a pair of windbreaker pants.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonymous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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