Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compellation
Noun
  • While searching for Tyga's Instagram page, Drake said his app's explore page was flooded by content of the two-time WWE world champion, whose real name is Demi Bennett.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Most, if not all, Democrats are expected to sign on to his Epstein files petition, meaning only six Republicans would need to cross party lines to add their names.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The latest entry in the sci-fi franchise comes with a soundtrack helmed by Nine Inch Nails, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross lending their names to the project under the band’s moniker for the first time.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • With the third record, Cain's story ends, and Anhedönia soon plans to retire the moniker.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Observer writers predict Carolina Panthers season opener Fowler and Zietlow split last year’s predictor title, which was pretty incredible considering how topsy-turvy last year was and how differently their predictions went week to week.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • If the current crop of blockbusters and indie gems isn't quite hitting the mark for you, there's a solid chance one of Netflix's homegrown titles will.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some nomenclature gets a little more flowery.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s aim to stick with the straightforward nomenclature of AI psychosis as the proper phrasing and not meander into a plethora of troublesome variations.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, Disney must also maintain an audience designation program to ensure that all its YouTube videos are correctly classified, according to the FTC's statement.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The city also agreed to help remove legal blocks to the razing of the Odd Fellows Building, including possible landmark designation, once the hotel company figured out plans for the space.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then there was the woman who was Speaker of the House and would walk around talking to herself, screaming out epithets to imaginary people.
    Larry David, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The beloved cookbook author, who goes by the cheeky nickname @grossypelosi, has brought every bit of that high-spirited vibe to his new cookbook, Let's Party.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bubble snails have a transparent shell, but the species also earns its nickname from its eggs, experts said.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His winery, Cantine Olivella, releases a wine called Katà under the IGP appellation Catalanesca del Monte Somma.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In a quest to create a cohesive character when the Rioja appellation gained official recognition 100 years ago, sub-appellations were not included.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Compellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compellation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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