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Recent Examples of epithet The next day, Abram recorded the viral video of Merrill calling him a racial epithet. Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The species are all under the genus Satyrex, which loosely translates to the epithet that Tinder dates around the world would love to boast. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 At one point, tempers flared in the drive-thru lane as a driver in a pickup truck gave up and somehow managed to pull off a U-turn, precipitating a hangry window-down exchange of epithets with the car behind him. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Over the decades, Kennedy Jr. has earned the epithet of style icon. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for epithet
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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
  • Perhaps, like Elizabeth in the face of Darcy’s insult, Austen would also be prompted to spread spirited gossip about her heroine’s doubters and haters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.
    Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Before that, Prince William and Prince Harry did the same, taking on their father’s former title of Wales as their surname in school.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The surname on the back of his jersey — one fans can now buy thanks to NIL — carries the weight of massive expectations.
    Shane Shoemaker, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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
  • Advertisement That theme, submerged beneath chaos and sarcasm, surfaces in these interludes.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Podolner was also asked to tone down or stop his use of humor or sarcasm to build rapport with students.
    Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Epithet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epithet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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