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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
If approved, Moulin-à-Vent would become the first Beaujolais appellation to earn Premier Cru status.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
While white-wine production is around 6 percent across the appellation and at most wineries, one producer, Château La Nerthe, devotes 10 percent of its vineyard acreage to white grapes and its white bottlings of CdP account for around 15 percent of total production.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
The city of Bergerac is one of the region's commercial centers, known for producing some of the area's 17 varied wine appellations.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With over 6,000 wineries in 65 appellations, Bordeaux can be a confusing category for wine drinkers, especially when faced with dozens of lookalike bottles on a store shelf, so the 2025 Cru Bourgeois du Médoc helps cut through the fog and highlights the best of the best.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
While white-wine production is around 6 percent across the appellation and at most wineries, one producer, Château La Nerthe, devotes 10 percent of its vineyard acreage to white grapes and its white bottlings of CdP account for around 15 percent of total production.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
The city of Bergerac is one of the region's commercial centers, known for producing some of the area's 17 varied wine appellations.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With over 6,000 wineries in 65 appellations, Bordeaux can be a confusing category for wine drinkers, especially when faced with dozens of lookalike bottles on a store shelf, so the 2025 Cru Bourgeois du Médoc helps cut through the fog and highlights the best of the best.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellation
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In some ways, the moniker ‘hair stylist’ undermines Tom Smith’s artistry.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The America's Next Top Model creator said her name was a joint effort from her family after her mother simplified a moniker that the model’s grandmother had chosen.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The names: Off-Roadeo Arches and Off-Roadeo Cliffhanger are meant to celebrate the Moab area and Bronco Off-Roadeo Moab.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The name Henry Creel alone will likely ring alarm bells for Stranger Things fans who will recall witnessing a condensed version of the teen’s backstory in season 4.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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This frame, the cut manages a very impressive feat once again, as Eilish extends a reign that’s already pushed the title into rarefied territory.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The beloved title has since stuck, with some controversy.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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This crossover is fully electric, so the alphanumeric nomenclature can't refer to engine displacement—and not horsepower, either.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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This crossover is fully electric, so the alphanumeric nomenclature can't refer to engine displacement—and not horsepower, either.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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The designation would apply sanctions and criminal penalties to anyone providing material support to the groups, mirroring actions taken earlier this year against eight Latin American crime organizations, including MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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London became the first city to receive this designation in 2019 and then Adelaide in 2021.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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This species has no fragrance; its lavender appellation simply acknowledges its flower color while its rosemary epithet indicates its seacoast habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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More than a decade after Breaking Bad ended, Aaron Paul still can’t escape his character’s signature epithet.—
John Russell,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Multiple people have told The Athletic: The number of people detained for sending critical tweets about Al-Sheikh led to one area of a Riyadh jail becoming known by prisoners as the ‘Tutu Wing’, referring to his nickname.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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After all, a nickname like ‘The Big Dreidel,’ is pretty niche.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Appellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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