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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as in to name
to give a name to
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Why did California previously have so many food date labels?
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The tools to label clothes this way already exist.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
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If a retailer's name appears on the label, report it directly through that retailer's official site.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Why did California previously have so many food date labels?
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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The tablets were labeled with more than two dozen lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from July 2026 to December 2028.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The tools to label clothes this way already exist.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for label
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Massey made the tag as Mesa was out to end the eighth.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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Another child was rescued from the rubble in Venezuela’s La Guaira region, marking a poignant moment at the close of a long and emotionally charged day of crisis response on Saturday.
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In the 1830s the British colonized this area where the mouth of the Yarra River widens into what would be named Port Phillip Bay.
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The elder Moniak, now 86, played six seasons in the Red Sox farm system from 1958-63, and like Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was among the young outfielders who benefited from the tutelage of a special batting instructor named Ted Williams at spring training ‘61-63.
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Race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, class, disability and geography don’t line up in perfect political harmony, and each social marker tells only a fraction of the whole story.
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For luxury consumers, the old markers of status are becoming less important than access, belonging, and ease.
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Thursday’s mail was hand-stamped upon delivery.
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The company that stamps its name on a custom chip and the company that captures the durable profit from it are rarely the same.
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Artists, tour guides and retirees wield flamingo cutouts, children’s art and bullhorns to protest against corruption, opaque land deals and environmental damage, increasingly calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to step down.
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Anyone who sees Jett or has information about his whereabouts should call 911.
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The last time someone took home the big prize was almost two months ago on May 2, when two tickets split a $20 million jackpot.
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Sponsors American Airlines and Mastercard have teamed up to give AAdvantage Mastercard members exclusive access to the first pre-sale for tickets.
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Lovingly dubbed Scarlet, the conservatory's specimen only blooms once every three to five years, and for just two days.
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Excavations at Rising Star have sparked debate about whether these little hominins had all ended up in the caves by tragic accident, or whether they’d been carefully placed there by other members of their enigmatic species, dubbed Homo naledi.
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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