thesaurus
noun
a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
thesauruses
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pluralof thesaurus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Stevens raised challenges in dozens of school districts over the Bible, dictionaries and thesauruses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Amin said because some countries, particularly poorer ones may see phase-out as too restrictive, negotiators could even hit their thesauruses for alternatives to the much discussed phase-out or phase-down wording.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Take a good look as they don 10-ounce thesauruses packed full of slander.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2017
Later, he worked on encyclopedias and thesauruses, becoming one of America’s leading lexicographers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2015
Pundits exhausted their thesauruses in the search for new synonyms for doleful, dreary and vacuous.
From Time Magazine Archive
