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a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
a twisting road that deserved the appellation "Sidewinder Lane"
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Recent Examples of appellation
The Mindset Gap What separates the winners from the struggling isn’t appellation prestige or production size.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
So of course a nation famed for its exacting culture and being the most visited in the world—clocking 102 million international tourists in 2025—has a very specific appellation system for its luxury hotels.
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Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
He was granted the official haute couture appellation by the end of the year and Charlotte Casiraghi wore a Giambattista Valli haute couture gown to the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco that year, days before the first show.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
While Louis Jadot makes wine from more than 100 different Burgundy appellations, Résonance is a much more focused affair, offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
So of course a nation famed for its exacting culture and being the most visited in the world—clocking 102 million international tourists in 2025—has a very specific appellation system for its luxury hotels.
—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
He was granted the official haute couture appellation by the end of the year and Charlotte Casiraghi wore a Giambattista Valli haute couture gown to the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco that year, days before the first show.
—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
While Louis Jadot makes wine from more than 100 different Burgundy appellations, Résonance is a much more focused affair, offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.
—
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellation
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Which let’s be honest, was the way cooler moniker.
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The animator, who goes under the moniker of VivziePop on YouTube and Vivziebizzie on Instagram, is best known for her shows Hazbin Hotel and spin-off Helluva Boss.
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Albies has the sixth-best OPS among NL second basemen, but has made three All-Star games before, plays for a popular franchise and has strong name value, likely helping his voting numbers.
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Despite that progress, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined, as megacap tech names tumbled.
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Johnson started all 40 games for Michigan last season, emerging as a breakout sophomore after starting just eight games as a freshman at Illinois, and capped his rise with a double‑double in the national title game under May.
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Tennis player Althea Gibson became the first Black woman to win Wimbledon, claiming the women’s singles title.
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Just stingin' the nomenclature.
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France is a country that fastidiously applies rigorous nomenclature to everything from cheese to wine.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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The Steele Creek cemetery was once part of a 37-acre historic designation.
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The epithet is not a concession (the database of Trumpian apologies has yet to receive any inputs).
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Tape recordings played during the case also showed Fuhrman had used a racial epithet despite his testimony claiming to never have done so.
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Despite its nickname, June's moon won't look red like a strawberry, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Pitman kept both the plate and the nickname, reluctantly.
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“Appellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellation. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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