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adjective

variants or labelled
as in designated

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verb

variants or labelled
past tense of label
1
as in marked
to attach an identifying slip to he labeled all of the poisonous materials with the familiar skull and crossbones

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2
as in named
to give a name to the dictionary labels some words "archaic"

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Recent Examples of labeled
Verb
Still, some oncologists start their patients off slowly on any of a variety of cancer drugs, although there may be concerns about lawsuits by a patient or their survivors over a prescription of lower-than-labeled dosages. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The president labeled the Strait a new territory in an image of a map posted on Truth Social. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The defense will be led by junior off-ball linebacker Josiah Taylor, who has been labeled as the next standout defensive player at FIU, following in the footsteps of program icons such as Antwan Barnes. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 The paintings were to be labeled as being on loan from the Anise family. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 For example, one of the most common artificial sweeteners, aspartame, was previously labeled a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 If your child’s lunch box is fabric and labeled machine washable, place it in the washing machine on a gentle cycle. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 17 Aug. 2026 The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office labeled this a death investigation, but have not released the man’s identity. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 Detergent was stored next to the rice, food containers weren’t labeled and there was a buildup of dirt and grease behind the stove. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labeled
  1. designated
  2. marked
  3. named
  4. known
  5. identified
  6. called
  7. dubbed
  8. termed
Adjective
  • Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Trump has branded his second presidency as one focused on cost-cutting, marked by early federal agency job cuts ordered by the nongovernmental Department of Government Efficiency.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Buckeyes swept that series before the two sides met again in the 1988 NIT championship at Madison Square Garden, a 72-67 triumph for the Huskies that marked UConn’s first title in a national postseason event.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of marked
Verb
  • This story will be updated if additional responses are received from the companies named in the complaint.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Nicole Chung is the author of the award-winning memoir A Living Remedy, which was named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Best Book of the Year by over a dozen other outlets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of named
Adjective
  • Mercedes’ last known address is in Port Charlotte, Fla, prosecutors said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But her long and complicated relationship with the Ukrainian folk hero Klitschko — regarded by many boxing insiders as one of the most physically and mentally dominant heavyweight champions of all time — was less known to casual fans.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of known
Verb
  • Prosecutor Danielle Clarke told Judge Linda Black that the alleged victim, who cannot be identified, was willing to testify again at a retrial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • More research is needed to determine how much of the rise reflects changes in the health of pregnant individuals versus changes in how these conditions are identified and recorded.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • Police reinforcements were called late Saturday to the temporary accommodation center for asylum seekers in Sintiki, a few kilometers (miles) from the Bulgarian border, after migrants threw rocks at guards, according to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • However, the displays produced artifact images called burn-in and the brightness of the OLED displays degraded quickly when the displays were operated at high brightness levels when used in the daytime.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Alexis Ohanian have effectively dubbed themselves amateur yeoman, putting the ultrarichs’ hobby of tending to the land in the spotlight.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The intense 2015-2016 El Niño was widely dubbed Godzilla, as people struggled to compare it to the very strong El Niño in 1997-1998.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • Still, as a precaution while training these models, termed Evo 1 and Evo 2, the researchers did not provide them with any sequences from viruses that target complex cells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of termed

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“Labeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labeled. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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