appellations

plural of appellation

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Recent Examples of appellations Otherwise, pop in for an amaro flight, craft cocktail or to try any of the amazing wines (which are sourced exclusively from volcanic appellations). Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellations
Noun
  • Lily, Loki, Max, Star, Oscar, Zelda, Pepper, Callie, Gus, Kitty, Olive, Olivia, Jack and Chloe, are among the other popular monikers.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the only four people listed as specific targets in the search warrant have Hispanic names.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ronaldo is one of just nine players to have won the competition five times or more (only counting those who played in winning finals) and is the only one of these men with his titles split across clubs.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to publishing a range of podcasts, the Pushkin network includes a healthy menu of audiobook titles.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other designations include Tunis for Libya, Abidjan for Niger, Guangzhou for North Korea, and Warsaw, Almaty (IR-5), or Tashkent (IR-5) for Russia.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Other South American countries such as Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay issued similar designations in the following days.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Armani’s mother Maria played a great role in his life and influenced his sense of fashion to the point that his two yachts bore her nicknames, Mariu and Maìn.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Laurel, Conrad, Belly, and Jeremiah all call each other by nicknames.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Appellations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellations. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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