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as in tagging
to attach an identifying slip to
he labeled all of the poisonous materials with the familiar skull and crossbones
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as in specifying
to give a name to
the dictionary labels some words "archaic"
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Recent Examples of labeling
Ride-sharing giant Uber began labeling its own data in 2024.
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the appeals panel ruled that Perlmutter’s circumstances were different, labeling her as a legislative branch official rather than a component of the executive.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
During the George Floyd protests, local groups like Detroit Will Breathe demanded an end to Project Green Light and facial recognition surveillance, labeling the program invasive and racist.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the state legislature, Salvador has sponsored a variety of bills to regulate AI, including a ban on deepfakes in political campaigns and an initiative to create standards for labeling AI content.
—Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleged that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by not labeling some YouTube videos as being made for children.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the current format, labeling the FedEx Cup winner as the tour champion devalues a season’s worth of play.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Google is also taking it slow with this feature, labeling it a beta and initially offering it only for English speakers learning French, Spanish, or French, as well as Portuguese and Spanish speakers learning English.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has also responded to the moves by Western governments to recognize the Palestinian state by labeling their decisions as antisemitic.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the appeals panel ruled that Perlmutter’s circumstances were different, labeling her as a legislative branch official rather than a component of the executive.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
During the George Floyd protests, local groups like Detroit Will Breathe demanded an end to Project Green Light and facial recognition surveillance, labeling the program invasive and racist.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the state legislature, Salvador has sponsored a variety of bills to regulate AI, including a ban on deepfakes in political campaigns and an initiative to create standards for labeling AI content.
—Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleged that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by not labeling some YouTube videos as being made for children.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the current format, labeling the FedEx Cup winner as the tour champion devalues a season’s worth of play.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Google is also taking it slow with this feature, labeling it a beta and initially offering it only for English speakers learning French, Spanish, or French, as well as Portuguese and Spanish speakers learning English.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has also responded to the moves by Western governments to recognize the Palestinian state by labeling their decisions as antisemitic.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labeling
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To join in the celebration, Krispy Kreme encourages customers to share their sweet treats using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme on social media.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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After tagging a five-year low, the stock has been quietly basing and is starting to show signs of a recovery.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The vote — taken during a lightning-quick meeting without specifying the property or the reason for the transfer — was immediately followed by an announcement from Attorney General James Uthmeier that the state would dedicate the land to Trump’s library.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Prosecutor's Office released a statement specifying that her vehicle was also found at the hotel.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Instead, companies need a continuous optimization cycle that involves systematically identifying processes for automation, prioritizing them based on an impact-versus-effort analysis, and deploying the best available solution at that moment.—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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That share has been steady for about a decade but remains slightly lower than in 2007, when Catholics comprised 24% of Americans; in 2023, the center noted that the portion of Latinos identifying as Catholic since 2010 had fallen from 67% to 43%.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Fort Worth Zoo has announced the birth of a new baby elephant and is asking for the public’s help naming her.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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McClatchy News is not naming the couple to protect the identity of the children.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yield strength describes the point at which a material permanently deforms under stress, marking the boundary between elastic flexibility and structural failure – crucial for engineers designing load-bearing structures.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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See it In Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, fishers caught four crab-eating frogs, Fejervarya moodiei, marking the first record of this species in the province.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sony Pictures has made Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network follow-up official, titling it The Social Reckoning and setting a fall theatrical release of October 9, 2026.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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In an age of decreasing sales in physical stores and increasing Internet sales, designating a point of sale can have major financial consequences.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Consider designating certain spaces to specific plants.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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But Rieff also invokes sickness in another sense, denoting that which is morally repugnant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Labeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labeling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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