as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"
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Recent Examples of denomination
That year, Southern Baptist leaders voted to remove several churches from the denomination for allowing women in pastor roles, including Saddleback, the California megachurch founded by the prominent pastor Rick Warren.
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Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Our bishops and the leaders of our denominations have a special responsibility to exercise prophetic leadership.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
There are several ATMs on the property, but for a stress-free experience, arrive with small bills in various denominations.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Confronted by the results of their earlier decision to let Campbell continue preaching, the Assemblies of God’s Southern Missouri District Council banned him from the denomination.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Our bishops and the leaders of our denominations have a special responsibility to exercise prophetic leadership.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
There are several ATMs on the property, but for a stress-free experience, arrive with small bills in various denominations.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Confronted by the results of their earlier decision to let Campbell continue preaching, the Assemblies of God’s Southern Missouri District Council banned him from the denomination.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denomination
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Later at an event, Sawaya ran into Foreman, who asked him to reconsider applying, saying the hiring committee would try to keep his name out of the public eye.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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First discovered: 9:32 p.m. June 21 Initial location: San Diego County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Bridge A new wildfire was reported today at 9:32 p.m. in San Diego County, California. Bridge Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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The latter moniker was lifted from a Catholic high school that had been a local basketball powerhouse.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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True to his moniker, the singer and harmonica player, who performs at noon on June 15, serves up a potent mix of traditional blues and Bollywood music.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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The research nomenclature for AI hallucinations refers to the out-of-thin-air types as HK-, while the misses-the-boat are known as HK+.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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The Model 2 – nomenclature used by analysts to designate a low-cost Tesla – was supposed to be a revolutionary low-cost vehicle that used Tesla’s latest and greatest manufacturing technology to reduce production costs.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The addition of a new editorial leader on the U.S. Vogue team is expected to allow Wintour more time to support the markets more equally, in addition to leading all titles at Condé Nast, with the exception of The New Yorker.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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Over the last four years, Wintour’s role at Condé Nast has vastly expanded, her remit across the company’s global titles growing alongside her work editing Vogue US and overseeing events including Vogue World and the Met Gala.—
Cydney Gasthalter,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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The Senate Bill shifts the OZ 2.0 designation window to July 1, 2026, removing the $10,000 carve-out proposed by the House and the 33 percent requirement definition of eligible tracts.—
Oludolapo Makinde,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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But there’s no smoking gun, no official designation, no bronze plaque.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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The Comité records all transactions, track the movement, manages the reserve and protects the appellation against counterfeit products.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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While Italy boasts around 500 native grapes that are made into wine commercially, Sicilian wine production can be summed up with the knowledge of 10 main grapes, most of which are sold by varietal rather than appellation name.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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“Denomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denomination. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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