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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to give a name to
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Recent Examples of label
Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
There’s no need to whip out the label maker because the set comes with premade labels for common laundry essentials and a few blank ones as well.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Several former flight attendants named the exit row window seat—often labeled 21A or 21F on narrow-body jets—as their top pick.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
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Noun
In June, Texas passed a law requiring warning labels on foods containing any of the more than 40 additives or dyes in foods, starting in 2027.
—Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
There’s no need to whip out the label maker because the set comes with premade labels for common laundry essentials and a few blank ones as well.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Verb
To be labeled a Kentucky Bourbon, the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the Bluegrass state.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Several former flight attendants named the exit row window seat—often labeled 21A or 21F on narrow-body jets—as their top pick.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
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Noun
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Using a pet collar tag, the feeder will only open for the specific pet wearing the collar, meaning Fido won’t get the cat’s food, or multiple cats will each get the same amount.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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The second tag, at the very end of the credit scrolls, is a bit more connected to the film’s events, but works as a fun bonus rather than homework for future entries.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Verb
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That same spirit — to broaden our embrace of liberty with each generation — has marked the arc of American progress.—
Sam Raus,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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The pit stop marked one of her only public appearances in 2024.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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They are often named by team-mates as key leaders in their own distinct ways.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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The bank named the stock a new top pick following its merger agreement with Flowserve in early June.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
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There were football jerseys bearing messages written in marker pen.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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The one-off, which is rumored to have been a 50th birthday present from Tudor, features diamonds on the bezel, lugs, hour markers, and the five-link bracelet.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 July 2025
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Shapiro chronicles the couple’s reach, as Putnam stamped Amelia’s imprimatur onto (white) American womanhood, a prototype still among us: role model for younger women, professional and practical, efficient by day, elegant by night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Every voltage reading is stamped with which machine recorded it, who was on shift and even the calibration certificate of the sensors.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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The multi-modal travel booking platform combines thousands of travel partners and four modes of transportation: trains, buses, ferries, and planes With the Omio app, travellers have all their tickets in one place.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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According to Friday exit polls, 68 percent of Superman ticket buyers were male, while nearly two-thirds of the audience were between the ages of 18 and 34.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Rocket Factory Augsburg: Third on our list is Rocket Factory Augsburg, headquartered in the Bavarian city of the same name, with plans for a three-stage rocket dubbed RFA One that could eventually deliver up to 1.3 metric tons (2,866 pounds) of payload mass into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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The shipwreck site, dubbed the Ceramic Wreck, dates back to the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods of the country's history.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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