Definition of labelnext
as in tag
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it on its frame the painting had a label with its title and the name of the artist

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Recent Examples of label
Noun
Given the merged Banijay and All3Media business has more than 170 production labels, sources are speculating the focus going forward will be far more on in-house content. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 Major League Baseball and its production label MLB Studios will serve as a partner on the production. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
Age statements can also be useful, whether the bottle lists a specific number of years or is labeled bottled-in-bond. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026 The low clearance is clearly and repeatedly labeled with signs on the approach from both directions, but that has not stopped trucks from trying to travel through the viaduct, frequently getting stuck and causing road closures. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for label
Recent Examples of Synonyms for label
Noun
  • Check the care tag for specific instructions on water temperature and which products to use or avoid, such as chlorine bleach.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The addition of Falvey, a former executive in Minnesota and Cleveland, comes two days after the Mets officially named Andy Green as the manager, removing the interim tag and signing him to a three-year contract.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • From the time of Bitcoin’s 2009 launch, crypto had occupied the murkier end of legal gray zones; in the eyes of CFTC regulators, crypto prediction markets, which inherited the moral and legal residue of gambling prohibition, were doubly marked.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Located at 1050 North Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village, the store has been completely redesigned, marking a return to physical retail for the brand.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The private office should name that plainly than suggest formalization is costless.
    — Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Before that, the king could name the prime minister without any such restriction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • It was located around mile marker 35 of I-75, the interactive map shows.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers sometimes made their own, carved from wood, stamped onto metal, the numbers mounted on screens, or painted onto boards.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His best friend’s wife recently called him asking for a loan.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To that end, the Senate group that oversees the CFTC is called the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Days later, facing the credible threat of losing a third consecutive star on the eve of ticket sales opening, Boston moved, agreeing to a record $331 million deal.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Green will also donate $1 from every ticket sold to each participating school to aid student and school programs.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tricky Brooding and enveloping, Tricky’s music combines hip-hop, dub reggae and goth-punk.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Congressional Republicans got rid of the EV tax credit last year after long arguing that markets, not the government, should influence what Americans drive, and dubbed the tax credit wasteful spending.
    — Willa Rubin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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