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adjective

variants or labelled
as in designated

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verb

variants or labelled
past tense of label
1
as in marked
to attach an identifying slip to he labeled all of the poisonous materials with the familiar skull and crossbones

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2
as in named
to give a name to the dictionary labels some words "archaic"

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Recent Examples of labeled
Verb
Artists who get labeled as AI personas by Spotify will be allowed to appeal the label. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Last month, a coalition led by the RIAA and IFPI had pushed streaming services to adopt labels for songs similar to how explicit music is currently labeled. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Navalna told them that the Russian state had labelled her a terrorist. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Along the bottom of the screen are buttons labeled Panics, Dashboard, Security, Cameras, Scenes, and More. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Lawn grasses, even those labeled for shade, are usually patchy and thin in shade. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Though each of the nine reports labeled the cause of death as asphyxiation due to burial in snow, sections describing the conditions of the bodies were redacted. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 For instance, those with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity should avoid traditional English muffins, unless they're specifically labeled gluten-free, since they're typically made with wheat flour. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labeled
  1. designated
  2. marked
  3. named
  4. known
  5. identified
  6. called
  7. dubbed
  8. termed
Adjective
  • Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • The agency’s decision to make the videos public comes almost exactly a month after the encounter, which marked the third shooting involving Oakland police this year and at least the seventh since 2023.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Another moment was marked by mourning, as a man was pulled from a building in the same city, lifeless and covered in a white blanket.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of marked
Verb
  • In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Royse City Police Department said the officer, who was not named in a statement, has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation is underway.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of named
Adjective
  • Cracraft has receiving skills but is more known for his blocking.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Less well known is the reptile’s role in the nation’s history of racial stereotyping.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of known
Verb
  • Friends identified the woman as Susan Solari, the longtime owner of Hinterland German Shepherds, a breeding operation that had been based on the property for decades.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The crash victim, identified as a 66-year-old man, was taken out of the woods by the fire department using specialized vehicles and transferred to an ambulance which transported him to Life Star.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Five students between 12 and 13 years old were killed in what officials called the worst school shooting in decades.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Just two days later, on July 8, 2025, several brush fires were ignited near his apartment complex — collectively dubbed the Copper River/Meenach Fires by investigators.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The project, dubbed the Inglewood Transit Connector, has been in the works for eight years.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • Still, as a precaution while training these models, termed Evo 1 and Evo 2, the researchers did not provide them with any sequences from viruses that target complex cells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of termed

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