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household word

noun as in commonly known term

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Example Sentences

ROME, Italy — Long before Ebola was a household word and a global crisis, West Africa was a daunting place.

There is a rich publisher—his name is a household word—and you saw how he touched me on the shoulder.

Wagner is now a household word among them, where once Rossini was the object of fashionable admiration.

Had the war lasted a few months longer their fame would have been a household word.

In France as well as in England the name Sims is a household word, and if he chose he might be feted every day of the week.

Throughout the United States there was pride and rejoicing, and Dewey became a household word.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to household word, such as: byword, common speech, homespun, plain english, and vernacular.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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