term
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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.
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present perfectof term.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Restaurant associations allege the official has been bypassing a statutory process, while courts have termed some of his actions "high-handed".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
That’s according to Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen, who is leaping to the defense of what some have termed complacent investors and markets when it comes to the Iran war.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Ukrainians have termed their own word for the barrage -- "Kholodomor", a reference to the Holodomor, the 1930s famine orchestrated by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that Kyiv considers a genocide.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
South Korean police have since been investigating what local media have termed as the country’s worst data leak incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Human history at last took off around 50,000 years ago, at the time of what I have termed our Great Leap Forward.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
