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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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Is there a word that describes "ranking up a position"?
Is there a good word to describe "ranking up a position"?
For example, say a programmer: A junior programmer _____s into a senior programmer....
Ranks up doesn't sound that good, and I'm looking for …
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Is there a single word that can represent "lingering fear"?
"Lingering fear" is when after a fearful/traumatic experience, you still have some fright remaining despite there are no more dangers. I was wondering if there's any single word that can possibly repr …
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Is there a single word for "moving unhinderedly"?
For example, in a novel, if someone is so powerful that no one can stop him, something like this would be said:
He [insert word] in the continent [or some other location].
"Moved unhinderedly" s …
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Is there a single word that means "strange object"?
As stated by title, I was wondering if there's any noun that means "strange object".
For example, it would be something like this:
He found many [xxx] in the abandoned house.
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An alternative to "something clicked in place"?
As per the title, I'm looking for a shorter expression that has generally the same meaning as "something clicked".
Closest one I could think of was something like "enlightened", but that isn't too fi …
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