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Synonyms

Windows

American  
[win-dohz] / ˈwɪn doʊz /
Trademark.
  1. any of several personal computer operating systems or environments featuring a graphical user interface.


Example Sentences

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Arm is the architecture beneficiary and Microsoft is the Windows AI gatekeeper, she notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Since IBM chose an Intel CPU for its first PC in 1980, chips based around the x86 architecture have run Microsoft DOS and Windows PCs.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

There is now a version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system for Arm-based chips, and software engineers have been developing more programs for Arm as the number of Arm-based PCs grows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

What’s Next: A cryptic social media post by Nvidia last week fanned rumors that it will be making a chip for Windows PCs, something that could be announced at the GTC Taipei convention starting today.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Windows someone had left open so the air could circulate.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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