as in to name
to give a name to
the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life
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Another bonus: The aptly named Cabana Club at the stern offers another 355 square feet surrounded by 270 degrees of windows.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025 -
The Byrd Rule Thanks to the Byrd Rule, named for the late Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.V.), there are some limits to reconciliation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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A lot of buzz has been built around the veteran Jalin Hyatt, as he's been dubbed a potential breakout candidate for the upcoming season.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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He was credited as Arnold Strong (and dubbed over) in Hercules in New York (1970) before finding his footing as a mobster in Robert Altman's enduring The Long Goodbye (1973) and winning a Golden Globe for Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry (1976).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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Panicked investors seemed to prefer not U.S. Treasuries or other assets denominated in dollars but alternatives, such as Japanese government bonds and gold.—
ESWAR PRASAD,
Foreign Affairs,
23 May 2025
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This is because the gold holdings are denominated in dollars, not ounces, and the valuation used by Treasury is only $42.2222 per ounce, giving it a nominal value of about $11 billion.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Spray the tunnel opening with a product labeled for carpenter bees.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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So, a little bit of cartilage fraying is very mild, but sometimes it's still labeled as arthritis.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Several of those associations might be termed minnows, reliant on money from afar or susceptible to the skewing effect of one of their sides progressing further than expected on the continent.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The two drivers both were hospitalized with what the CHP termed minor injuries.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Officially titled The Chosen: Last Supper, the new eight-episode season will be released on the streamer in three parts (see full release schedule below).—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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The next six seasons, titled Race to the Edge, streamed on Netflix until 2018.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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You've been named godmother of Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star of the Seas and will be christening and performing on its maiden voyage this August.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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It has been christened The Connoisseur’s Trunk and according to the Sotheby’s catalog it is estimated to fetch between $25,000 - $50,000.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Clepe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clepe. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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