code-name

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for code-name
nickname
Verb
  • Sydney in the eighties was sometimes called the San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere, known for its drag clubs and bathhouses dotting a downtown strip nicknamed the Golden Mile.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • What the franchise does not have, at least not for the time being, is a team nickname unencumbered by legal red tape.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Code-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code-name. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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