hyphenate
verb (used with object)
to join by a hyphen.
hyphenates
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present tense formof hyphenate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Actors who sing, singers who act: Hollywood’s entertainment-industrial complex is strewn with false starts from would-be hyphenates tempted by success in one field to try their luck in another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
With thousands of social media followers, the Nebraska-born model-actor-writer can add “influencer” to her multiple hyphenates, but she says today’s emphasis on “likes” has a downside.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
This year’s diverse class includes musicians, artists, writers, activists, plenty of hyphenates and many, many academics.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
So many of the cast are hyphenates — creators, writers, directors, showrunners.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
This book hyphenates or not on a whim.
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Arthur Lee Humphreys
