name names
idiom
: to say the names of people who are involved in something
He said he knew who did it, but he wouldn't name names.
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Although Tisdale didn’t name names, online sleuths speculated that the group in question included the likes of Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor, and Duff.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French doesn’t name names in her essay, but Koma’s reaction seems to indicate that former child star Duff, 38, might have been one of the allegedly mean moms who was definitely not being named.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Reps for the agency declined to name names.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
So not to throw anyone under the bus or name names, but late last month, Reuters reported that DOGE had disbanded quote, and cited statements from the Office of Personnel Management that the group was no longer a centralized government entity.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French doesn’t name names in her essay, but Koma’s reaction seems to indicate that former child star Duff, 38, might have been one of the allegedly mean moms who was definitely not being named.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Reps for the agency declined to name names.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
So not to throw anyone under the bus or name names, but late last month, Reuters reported that DOGE had disbanded quote, and cited statements from the Office of Personnel Management that the group was no longer a centralized government entity.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Name names.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20names. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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