buzzword
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of buzzword
Example Sentences
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Cohesion, often a buzzword last year, has been abandoned for new faces and untested combinations.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Lagarde: We had “uncertainty” as the buzzword; I think fragmentation is the next buzzword after uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Fiber, it seems, has become the latest buzzword in the dietary space as fibermaxxing, the food trend of loading up on fiber, is predicted to take over 2025’s trend of protein-maxxing.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
In an era when “affordability” has become a buzzword, consumers are cautious about spending — and buying items that could be deemed frivolous may make less sense to them.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The news merely confirms what many reporters such as myself already suspect: "Linux" has become a Wall Street buzzword, much like "e-commerce" and "dot-com" before it.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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