Thesaurus results for DENOMINATIONS

denominations

noun

plural of denomination

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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 denominations Religious denominations are not meant to be landlords or property managers. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Christianity is so fractured, not just within denominations but within individual congregations, within individual families. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026 Another condemned the preference shown for evangelical Christian translations of the Bible over a diversity of translations, inclusive of many denominations. — Rachel Royster. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Different denominations are governed differently, and have their own bureaucracies to navigate. — Mark Dee june 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026 Some Baptists disagree on women’s roles The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in various Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in a variety of Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 However, according to the church’s website, some other Christian denominations, including evangelical groups, do not see the LDS Church as Christian and have described it as a cult. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 June 2026 The population there is about equally split between Sunni Muslim, Shiite Muslim and Christian denominations, along with a smaller Druze community. — CBS News, 4 June 2026

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So the professional bodybuilder, now 39, started putting some of his savings into popular US tech stocks — names like Google, Apple and Nvidia.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Or why filmmakers such as Joseph Losey and Cy Endfield at the height of their success would leave their families, and end up working in Mexico, England or Italy, often forbidden even to use their real names.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of names

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The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The jokes and goofy monikers mattered.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

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Abnormal Studios, a Westec Media Limited subsidiary, brings roughly 100 titles a year to market across Southeast Asia as well as Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mongolia and Nepal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Abrams was Cedartown’s head coach the previous five seasons and was let go despite a 50-12 record and three region titles.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of titles

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To make matters worse, getting permission for a grocery superstore can also be difficult and costly, if not impossible, in the commercial and residential districts, the other two main zoning designations.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
There’s obviously an unmistakable gender component to these designations.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of designations

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Last year, those bases reverted to their original names, but with different namesakes who share Confederate surnames.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Like most Spanish people, Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has two surnames — one inherited from his father, another from his mother.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of surnames

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In a Mexican family where several women shared the same name, nicknames were inevitable.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon, or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans', Colonial Americans', and other cultures' names for the moon.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026

Definition of nicknames

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With about 1,200 total producers in Barolo and 425 in Barbaresco—both of which make wine using the finicky Nebbiolo grape—very few grow grapes and make wine in both appellations.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjacent to the Oakville Grocery, the facility offers more than 85 Napa wines in a historic, immersive space that teaches wine lovers about Napa’s history and appellations.

— Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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