Thesaurus results for APPELLATIVES

appellatives

noun

plural of appellative

as in monikers

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known the brochure had advertised a sandy beach, but we didn't see anything that remotely merited that appellative

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The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The jokes and goofy monikers mattered.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Definition of monikers

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Meek, without using names, criticized both Jones and Gilbert for donations received from CDR and The Geo Group, companies that have made money off immigration enforcement in Florida.

— Raisa Habersham July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
As the man building rings and providing backdrops with the event names on them for big press conferences, he is often trusted with sensitive information long before it is announced.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of names

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That season also marked the first of his two career scoring titles.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of titles

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Social media has teemed with unsavory videos of Argentinean misbehavior in the stadiums, including fans hurling racial epithets at a Black American influencer and showering Egyptians with beer.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.

— Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of epithets

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Unlike Napa's warmer northern appellations, Frank Family's Chardonnay program is anchored in the cool-climate Carneros AVA, where fog from San Pablo Bay slows ripening and helps grapes retain bright natural acidity.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
While Louis Jadot makes wine from more than 100 different Burgundy appellations, Résonance is a much more focused affair, offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026

Definition of appellations

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And per the outlet, Spain’s players use nicknames (like Pedro González López, who goes by Pedri) or their first and surname (Spanish naming tradition includes both parents’ surnames).

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Southern nicknames often have no rhyme or reason but are deeply endearing and permanent.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of nicknames

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This group of significant works, which also includes the 1918–1921 Hollyhock House in Los Angeles and the 1956–1959 Guggenheim Museum in New York, became the UNESCO World Heritage List’s first-ever modern architecture designations.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Moyle’s family had been working on potential development plans, prompting the Ada County Assessor’s Office to visit the area and see if the previous designations (agriculture for some parts and waste in others) still held true.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

Definition of designations

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Many common surnames, such as Carpenter or Baker, originated from occupations passed down through generations, reflecting how closely people’s identities were tied to their work.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Decade after decade, Chicagoans with Italian surnames have hidden instead of objected.

— Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of surnames

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