Vocabulary
Lexicon
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The lexicon of young protesters has also been similar.In Bangladesh the spark that fuelled studentled mass demonstrations was discriminatory quotas for public sector jobs.
Dawn Editorials —
The Gen Z revolt
— 2025-10-27
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In Trump`s lexicon, war is the necessary cost of a lasting peace on earth or what may be left of earth.
Dawn Editorials —
The womb of war
— 2025-10-16
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`Climate change`, `cloudburst` and `urban flooding` are only recent additions to our media lexicon.
Dawn Editorials —
Manmade disaster
— 2025-09-02
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Initially introduced into the policy lexicon by the Musharraf dictatorship two decades ago, the scheme has been revived to great fanfare by the military-backed PDM 2.0 regime.
Dawn Editorials —
The corporate grab
— 2025-01-03
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In the govern-ment`s lexicon, however, they are often approached for CSR resources, instead of longterm partnership for climate action.
Dawn Editorials —
Private sector engagement
— 2024-09-12
Synonyms
dictionary, wordbook, vocabulary list, glossary, wordfinder, reference book, phrase book
Antonyms
abridged, ability, inability
Curator example
“the size of the English lexicon”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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- Where do the example sentences come from?
- When available, example sentences are drawn from cached matches in our Dawn editorial corpus so you can see how a word is used in real newsroom-style prose.
- How is this different from a dictionary?
- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
