term
noun
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
had termed
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past perfectof term.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Smith wisely chose to avoid the moral victory of what legal experts had termed a “mini trial,” publicly fighting over what could survive in the previous indictment, Cobb said.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024
Adams was listed as questionable to play on Friday but coach Pete Carroll had termed him a game-time decision.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
In July, India's Trade Minister Piyush Goyal had termed the pact "ill-conceived" and unfair to Indian industry.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
Some of the Stella June’s crew had termed the potential to earn six-figure paydays “life-changing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
Victims of the flu often developed a secondary pneumonia caused by pneumococcus—an illness so rapid and fatal that doctors had termed it the “captain of the men of death.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
