Thesaurus results for COMPELLATIONS

compellations

noun

plural of compellation

as in names

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation

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Noun

Beers, a tight end with one of the most marketable names in college football, is on his way to becoming a fan favorite in Norman.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Some visitors come specifically to see the large bronze relief along the side of the building listing the names of the firefighters killed on 9/11.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of names

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Though rumors suggested the device might be the iPhone Ultra, Apple likely opted for the Duo name to keep it short and snappy, aligning it with its other monikers, such as Air, Neo, and Pro.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
If the two Death Valleys required decades of heat, winning, noise, folklore and linguistic drift to establish their names, another of college football’s most enduring monikers arrived with far less mystery.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of monikers

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His first three teams in Los Angeles won championships behind the dynamic duo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and the Lakers added two more titles in 2009 and 2010 led by Bryant and Pau Gasol.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
But this was one of the most dominant individual campaigns in a season where collective effort won the biggest titles.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of titles

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Inspired by one of Jordan’s many nicknames, the Black Cat line has become one of the most popular themes in the Air Jordan line.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
The sport’s most famous stadium nicknames have emerged from blowouts and marketing pitches, architectural quirks and television broadcasts, each following a different route from casual description to something entrenched in tradition.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nicknames

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Your beneficiary designations on accounts with direct beneficiaries, including retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death bank and brokerage accounts.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The designations in question impacted business leaders and firms operating out of China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Turkey, and Greece.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of designations

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The surnames of the latter two defendants were withheld in according with Mexican criminal procedure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The couple lived between New York City, Denmark, France, and Tuxedo Park, according to listing agent Richard Ellis, and their surnames inspired the property’s name.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surnames

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These denominations defined the mainstream in American life; nearly every President from the turn of the century to 1960 came out of these churches.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Across American Christianity, traditional denominations were shrinking, and churches were closing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

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