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term

[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
Synonyms
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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

Example Sentences

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Walsh will join IndiGo, India's largest airline, in August after the end of his term as the director general of the International Air Transport Association.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

By contrast, Mr. Trump hasn’t made any major public comments about Mr. Khan during his second term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

As of late 2024, close to 2,300 gigawatts of wind, solar, storage and other projects were waiting in U.S. interconnection queues, far exceeding the capacity that can realistically be added in the near term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

For a pitcher under contract to the Dodgers through 2035, it is certainly defensible in the short and the long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He told Americans that his preference was to complete the term to which he’d been elected, but that he longer had enough support to continue.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin