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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
There is no charge for this event – please consider bringing a donation for the babies and toddlers at FRC or Target or Walmart gift cards in $25 denominations.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Dobson was personally affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, though his reach extended across different evangelical denominations and nondenominational conservative Protestantism.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Both American Baptist and the Sunday School Publishing Board are affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA, the nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Reeves, Singleton Snyder and the five other ministers who spoke Thursday also delivered a letter to Sanders' office in the Capitol signed by more than 40 Arkansas clergy belonging to numerous Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Buddhist faith leaders.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Dobson was personally affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, though his reach extended across different evangelical denominations and nondenominational conservative Protestantism.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Both American Baptist and the Sunday School Publishing Board are affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA, the nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Reeves, Singleton Snyder and the five other ministers who spoke Thursday also delivered a letter to Sanders' office in the Capitol signed by more than 40 Arkansas clergy belonging to numerous Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Buddhist faith leaders.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denomination
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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
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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
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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
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With the third record, Cain's story ends, and Anhedönia soon plans to retire the moniker.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most of the SUVs are offered in V-Series variants, higher-performance versions, following the nomenclature and engineering roots grown by the company's sedans.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The production version of the Vision V will not bear Mercedes-Benz’s EQ nomenclature, instead pivoting to a naming structure based on the VAN.EA scalable architecture and dubbed the VLE and VLS (similar to GLE and GLS).—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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To avenge that loss, the Bearcats took a first step in the right direction toward capturing their 13th UIL title, which would extend their state record.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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Zara Kocak, Station Camp High The junior swimmer with two state titles to defend traveled to London, England, to compete at the AP International Meet, which brought together the top 52 swimmers in the United States to represent Team USA.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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His winery, Cantine Olivella, releases a wine called Katà under the IGP appellation Catalanesca del Monte Somma.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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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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“Denomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denomination. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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