Thesaurus results for LABEL

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noun

ˈlā-bəl

Definition of label

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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verb

as in to mark

to attach an identifying slip to he labeled all of the poisonous materials with the familiar skull and crossbones

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as in to name

to give a name to the dictionary labels some words "archaic"

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Since establishing his label in Paris in 1937, Roger Vivier became known for experimentation with form, materials and heel shapes — a vocabulary creative director Gherardo Felloni continues to mine today. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 At the bar, lime juice and lemon juice lacked date mark labels. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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The report labeled this increase a public health concern, because drug-resistant Shigella is resistant to five antibiotics used to treat the infection. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 The graph correctly labels the resumption of large-scale strikes on that date, followed by a continuous rise in diesel prices to the record heights experienced over the past month. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for label

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Noun

Samsung Galaxy users can take advantage of manual tags, too, while Google Pixel owners have powerful automatic search tools built into Google Photos.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The body normally keeps LINE1 quiet through DNA methylation, chemical tags that silence the sequence.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

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Dyrholm’s casting in Incidents of Intimacy marks a homecoming for the Danish actress who was part of the ensemble cast in Thomas Vinterberg’s Cannes Jury Prize winner The Celebration, the first film to be made under the original manifesto.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
That urgency has marked Holden’s prolific output—especially the thrilling first installment of his Supreme Magnetic series in 2025 and 2022’s Joe Frog—as the Harlem rapper uses his street-hustling past to paint an autobiographical portrait.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mark

Verb

Opening her case, Karmy-Jones walked through the allegations from the six women, who have a lifelong right to anonymity even though they are being named in court.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The bill in consideration was originally named Ryder’s Law after a 14-year-old carriage horse who collapsed in 2022 and was later euthanized due to cancer.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Noun

Subsequent studies suggested other benefits, like lower rates of Alzheimer's, respiratory disease and lower markers of chronic inflammation.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Distributor Fremantle is laying down a MIPCOM marker with the sale, and Amell and Nader are attending events in Cannes today.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of marker

Verb

Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
All this suggests that stopping illicit distillation will mean finding new attacks before stamping them out.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stamp

Noun

The official Instagram account for the BOK Center said that ticket refunds and additional information will be shared as soon as possible.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
For those traveling in standard class with Comfort tickets, there’s a Starbucks, Shot Neighbourhood Coffee, WHSmith and soon-to-open McDonald's, along with a vending machine selling affordable hot meals.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ticket

Verb

In August, Meta debuted a small open-weight AI model dubbed Muse Glimmer, with Zuckerberg pledging to eventually release something bigger and more powerful.

— Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The premise of the movie, which opens nationwide on Friday, has been dubbed wild, insane and even dumb.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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