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Recent Examples of Synonyms for common nouns
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What’s perhaps most beautiful (in addition to learning that the collective noun for butterflies is a kaleidoscope)?—
Longreads,
Longreads,
1 Mar. 2024 -
What is the collective noun for queens? Imelda Staunton's Elizabeth II is joined by younger versions of herself, played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, on the series finale of The Crown, which is now streaming on Netflix.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
14 Dec. 2023
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“Common nouns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20nouns. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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