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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
Known as the wine capital of France, the Bordeaux region encompasses 57 appellations (known as AOCs) and some 6,000-plus vineyards.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Barometer bush is another one of its appellations due to observations that a sudden rise in humidity triggers Texas sage’s massive bloom, typically occurring just before or after rain.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
In it, Sunset has picked 10 tasting rooms (or appellations with good tasting options), from classic vineyards to producers of zero-proof beverages, that should delight everyone with their delectable offerings, innovative techniques and visually stimulating atmospheres.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Add to that strict government rules in France and Italy to regulate appellations, and wine overall has made plonk pretty much a thing of the past.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Barometer bush is another one of its appellations due to observations that a sudden rise in humidity triggers Texas sage’s massive bloom, typically occurring just before or after rain.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
In it, Sunset has picked 10 tasting rooms (or appellations with good tasting options), from classic vineyards to producers of zero-proof beverages, that should delight everyone with their delectable offerings, innovative techniques and visually stimulating atmospheres.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Add to that strict government rules in France and Italy to regulate appellations, and wine overall has made plonk pretty much a thing of the past.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellation
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The importance of selling is yet to cut through the perception of Newcastle having the richest owners in the world, a moniker which is largely meaningless.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Duke and fellow Apollo 16 astronaut John Young landed on the moon in 1972 in a lunar module called Orion – the same moniker used for the Artemis II spacecraft.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Buying a car, changing your name or moving to a new address?—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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County commissioners have not voted on the airport renaming, but emails obtained by the Miami Herald through a records request show county staffers privately raised a litany of financial, safety and legal concerns about the name change to state lawmakers late last year.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now, Close's title run will be represented in the same rarified air as Wooden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Our list is filled with PGA Tour stalwarts, LIV Golf superstars and enough up-and-comers to make the novice fan think twice before automatically presuming this title will end up with one of the usual suspects.—
Jason Sobel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), the organization that determines global standards for health terms, receives up to 2,000 requests to amend nomenclature every year, either from individual members or groups.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
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Apart from achieving popular success by bringing botany to the people, Lamarck’s major purpose in French Flora was to exploit what seemed to be a little opening in the field of botany in the form of a rift among botanists regarding nomenclature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Under Redfin mapping, this area includes neighborhood designation that largely centers on the Ballantyne and Providence areas.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to designate a group as a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, with the governor and three other members of the Florida Cabinet approving or rejecting the designation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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White supremacist Nick Fuentes, in a video, praised the post while using a racist epithet in his commentary.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chicago might have too many nicknames.—
Gia Biagi,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The program has earned the reputation as dawgs, with the Huskies nickname befitting.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Appellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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