as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Recent Examples of font
Anna and Tom accomplish this through minute shifts to the color palette, or the nuanced application of fonts.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
One feature the LOKLiK app on Android has that absolutely blows Cricut out of the water is the ability to download more fonts for free.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
What are the pink and yellow font theories?
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Glitchy programming isn’t the only font of falsehood.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
One feature the LOKLiK app on Android has that absolutely blows Cricut out of the water is the ability to download more fonts for free.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
What are the pink and yellow font theories?
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Glitchy programming isn’t the only font of falsehood.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for font
Noun
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The Dallas Cowboys are planning to place the franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wright cited statistics showing that natural gas -- long the nation's leading source of electricity -- provided 43% of electric power at peak generation during the storm, followed by coal at 24% and nuclear at 15%.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bauer proposed an amendment to state that a government body shouldn’t take action to prohibit, deny, restrict or interfere with the right to marry based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Though the term has a rich history in hockey, its origins lie in cricket.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The town square's sunken fountain was replaced with artificial turf, more seating, public art and a large LED screen for sports events and other broadcasts.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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But this new permanent menu item layers the fountain beverages and ice cream rather than blending them together.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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From the digital creations that power our modern world to the bridges that span these waters, the Bay Area has always been the American cradle of invention.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/font. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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