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Recent Examples of appellation The Sullivan Estate vineyard is on the valley floor at the northern edge of the Rutherford appellation, where predominantly gravel, sand, and loam soils provide excellent natural drainage and result in reduced vigor and low yields in a good year; 2021’s was reduced by 30 percent. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 June 2025 Paris favors the kinder appellation: The Holy Trinity. Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025 The proposal covers around 370 of the appellation’s 1,550 acres and has already sparked new interest. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 The region has had its own appellation in Spain, known as Denominación de Origen (DO), since 1985. Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for appellation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellation
Noun
  • Her high-visibility free dives with great whites have earned her the moniker Shark Whisperer, the title of a new Netflix film from the Academy Award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher, James Reed.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump suggested changing the name of Defense Department back to its pre-World War II moniker as the War Department, after the success in bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025
  • Thomas, a biological male, previously competed for the UPenn men's swimming team from 2017-20 under the name Will Thomas.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Loveland constantly produced in big moments during the title run.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Legacy job titles and career paths are swiftly entering extinction, and will be entirely obsolete by 2030.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Well, the elegance of my nomenclature is up for debate.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Patrons—the official Masters nomenclature for spectators—have long jetted into Augusta for golf’s ritzy Spring major, with a sizeable contingent of affluent fans flying private.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Remember, beneficiary designations on retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death accounts supersede your will and do not go through probate.
    Patti Brennan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • The class-action designation was key: The US Supreme Court recently limited the power of judges to impose such nationwide injunctions, except in cases seeking to block the president’s policies through class action lawsuits.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The defendants, who were white, also used racial epithets toward Majors, prosecutors said.
    Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Musk and Trump’s potent political alliance seemed to meet a dramatic end a month ago in an exchange of blistering epithets, with Trump threatening to go after Musk’s business interests, and Musk calling for Trump’s impeachment.
    Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The 18-year-old, who goes by the nickname Eliza rather than Elizabeth, opened up about the emotional tug of war between honoring her own identity and meeting her family’s expectations in a recent Reddit post.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • Having an alternative nickname adds a special flavor to the world-building, giving the film additional layers.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025

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“Appellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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