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[turm] / tɜrm /

NOUN

description of a concept

Synonyms

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language name phrase style word

STRONG

appellation article caption denomination designation expression head indication locution moniker nomenclature terminology title vocable

NOUN

time period

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course duration phase quarter session time

STRONG

cycle go hitch interval season semester space span spell standing stretch tour turn while

NOUN

limit

Synonyms

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bound boundary close conclusion confine confines culmination end finish fruition limitation terminus

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement introduction opening start

VERB

name something

Synonyms

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call describe dub

STRONG

baptize christen denominate designate entitle label style subtitle tag title

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Inflation is expected to remain elevated in the near term, while any improvement in the labor market appears to be months away.

From MarketWatch

Mr. Foster dismisses their preoccupations with bionic implants or humanoid robots as MacGuffins—Alfred Hitchcock’s term for a device that momentarily advances a movie plot but ultimately fails to develop into anything.

From The Wall Street Journal

Together, the findings show how ongoing fault movement and long term geological activity have guided the formation and evolution of these vent fields.

From Science Daily

The technical term for this is failure waiting to happen.

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