as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
the brochure had advertised a sandy beach, but we didn't see anything that remotely merited that appellative
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The Richmond Times Dispatch hosted a reader contest to find a moniker for the new mascot and several front runners were considered including Rock Hoppers, Rhinos, and Hush Puppies.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Despite lacking professional wrestling training, she was quickly introduced to the WWE audience on the ECW brand under the moniker Kelly Kelly.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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First discovered: 4:15 p.m. April 9 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: LAC-125527 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:15 p.m. in Los Angeles County.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Golf has high-watt names—Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, and Brooks Koepka, to name a few—but no one who has dominated like Tiger Woods, still professional golf’s biggest name.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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That race clinched Schumacher the 2001 drivers’s championship and Ferrari the constructors’s championship, which was the first back-to-back title in the team’s history.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, at age 19, Gauff won the U.S. Open singles title.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This crossover is fully electric, so the alphanumeric nomenclature can't refer to engine displacement—and not horsepower, either.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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The point of presenting is to clearly communicate, not dazzle the audience with your command of discipline-specific nomenclature.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Finger Lakes’ wine appellations are sadly a three-hour drive away.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If approved, Moulin-à-Vent would become the first Beaujolais appellation to earn Premier Cru status.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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This species has no fragrance; its lavender appellation simply acknowledges its flower color while its rosemary epithet indicates its seacoast habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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More than a decade after Breaking Bad ended, Aaron Paul still can’t escape his character’s signature epithet.—
John Russell,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Most of the speakers were employees, clients and volunteers at the park’s equestrian center who fear the designation could curb the center’s therapeutic riding programs for people with disabilities.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The council voted 3-2 to begin the process of applying for the designation, which will take time for studies and other preparations before the city staff returns to the council with results for approval.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet his ruthlessness is appreciated by his team-mates, who have given him the nickname El Tiburon (‘The Shark’).—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 4 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Appellative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellative. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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