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verb

past tense of term

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Recent Examples of termed
Verb
San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year. Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 This interpretation is based on the point of view of individual photons and can be termed bottom-up or reductionist. Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The panel was made up of some amazing women leadership, and we were termed the Powerhouse Panel. Angie Barnes, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 In what could be termed as a bizarre and frightening incident, robot vacuum cleaners across several cities in the US were hacked remotely, with attackers using audio speakers on the devices to relay racial slurs at owners. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024 What is designated a song in one species may be shorter in duration than what, in another species, is termed a call. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 This year, with the seat open because Watanabe is termed out, Bhatia remains the best candidate. Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 The fifth-year pro is expected to miss at least the first five games of the season after undergoing surgery to repair what the Spurs termed a stress reaction in his right foot. Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 With incumbents termed out or opting to not run again, both House seats and the Senate seat will have new occupants after the November election. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for termed
Verb
  • Taipei's Defense Ministry separately said on Monday that the Chinese military had designated several chunks of airspace close to Taiwan as reserved.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Similar opposition bubbled up months later when Biden designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument in Arizona.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Officially titled the Enforcement and Modernization Directive, the Omnibus Directive amended the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Price Indications Directive.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Colony first opened with black terrazzo floors, which were reinstalled, and had a small mural behind the front desk titled The Early Days in Palm Beach.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • He was nominated and approved by the Senate in 2019, and stepped aside shortly after Biden was inaugurated in 2021.
    Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • President Biden nominated Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The ruble depreciation increases federal budget revenue from export and natural resources taxes denominated in euros.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In other words, investors whose holdings/deposits at FTX were denominated in bitcoin or other cryptoassets will have missed out on the recent bull market and still only recoup a percentage of what would have been earned had the exchange not collapsed to due to criminal activities of Bankman-Fried.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024

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“Termed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termed. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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