Question

Replace the following words with synonyms and explain why you chose them

“Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire, Twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed.”
replace versatility

“Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service's iconic ‘fail whale,’ the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted into the air by a flock of birds, signaling a site outage.”
replace iconic

“Following the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, Twitter reaffirmed its role as a powerful tool for the dissemination of information.”
replace dissemination

“Additionally, it became an effective fund-raising platform, when the Red Cross launched a mobile giving campaign that surpassed all expectations.”
replace platform

“High-profile users tweeted about the drive to help victims of the earthquake, and many of their followers tweeted and re-tweeted the message, helping the Red Cross raise more than $8 million through text messaging within 48 hours of the quake.”
replace drive

Answer 1

Answer:

Versatility > Adaptability

Iconic > Exemplary

Dissemination > Circulation

Platform > Program

Drive > Fund-Raiser

Explanation:

I chose each and every word because they worked perfectly if not better in the place of the word before it. They are solid synonym for every word.

Answer 2

Synonyms are words that are similar in meaning. The words in the sentences have been replaced as follows:

1. Versatility is replaced with flexibility

2. Iconic is replaced with notorious

3. Dissemination is replaced with circulation

4. Platform is replaced with forum

5. Drive is replaced with urge

Synonyms are words that can be used in place of another while still maintaining the same meaning.

The words in the sentences given have been replaced with words that mean nearly the same thing as them.

In the last sentence, "drive" can be replaced with "urge" to mean the same thing.

Summarily, the words have been replaced with their synonyms.

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