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neologism

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as in modernism

a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word scientific neologisms

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Recent Examples of neologism Are these neologisms diagnosing modern phenomena or illuminating preëxisting cultural realities? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025 These neologisms weren’t just clever. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends. — Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025 In spite of its phonetics, apparently the term is not Yiddish, but a neologism declared by a French writer of comedic phantasms to be German and intended to designate an absurd, unfathomable object that can serve all kinds of purposes. — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for neologism

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Kpodo, an architect, will exhibit work that addresses modernism, turning the focus away from tropical modernism centered on concrete buildings, which were often built by foreigners in Ghanaian cities.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Many of the furnishings lean into European modernism, with pieces by iconic French, Danish, and Italian designers.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

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