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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code-name
nickname
Verb
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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 -
The standard version has a two-stroke engine driving a propeller, making a distinctive sound which has led to it being nicknamed ‘moped’.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Code-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code-name. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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