as in tag
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
on its frame the painting had a label with its title and the name of the artist
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to give a name to
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Recent Examples of label
Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The duo runs the label with distribution from BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Cook Political Report in March labeled 18 House races toss-ups, eight of those seats currently held by a GOP member.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Singaporean label’s first release with LVMH was a luxe edition of its signature seed charm created by Jade Group, the same atelier behind hardware for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent and others.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The duo runs the label with distribution from BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
In the caption, Fey is labeled as Arthur's Dorothy Zbornak, while Poehler is Getty's Sophia Petrillo, Rudolph is McClanahan's Blanche Devereux, and Lisa Kudrow is Rose Nylund, who was played by White.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Cook Political Report in March labeled 18 House races toss-ups, eight of those seats currently held by a GOP member.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for label
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According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Sacramento removed the interim tag, agreeing to a multi-year contract.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a specific example, Counsell referenced the heads-up, game-ending tag that Swanson executed at third base to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks last month.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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According to the report, McDonald's had a 3% drop in revenue, and same-store sales in the U.S. dropped 3.6% from the prior year, marking the most significant decline since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Kate Middleton and Prince William shared a joyful new photo taken by Kate of their daughter to mark the occasion on Friday, May 2.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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According to the news station, the other driver was a 32-year-old man named Christopher Luke who was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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DeSantis named Moody to the U.S. Senate to fill out Marco Rubio's term after Rubio was appointed Secretary of State by President Trump.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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New polls show Trump’s approval slipping In less than a week, President Donald Trump will meet the 100-day marker of his second term as president.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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It’s also being viewed as a marker of the Trump administration’s attempts to detain and deport visa holders who protested on college campuses.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The image appears to have been doctored, recruited into Trump’s own semiotic sleight of hand—reducing a person to a body part and then stamping that body part with a sign of evil.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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If the mask is stamped with a GB number ending in 2006, it was made based on the previous standard and is still fine to use so long as the expiration date hasn't passed.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
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Performers raised the roof and so did ticket prices.—
Scott Heller,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Fans flocking to the new park this summer are set to drive up travel demand to Orlando, with an increase in flight capacity and ticket prices to the theme park hub compared to last year.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Drivers can now use two new lanes to traverse a six-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida that is part of what was dubbed the most-congested corridor in the nation.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Around 102,000 people moved from California to the Lone Star State in 2022 alone, the Texas Realtors' 2024 Texas Relocation Report found—a phenomenon so common it has been dubbed Texafornia.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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