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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
Buy only costumes, wigs and props that are labeled flame-resistant or flame-retardent. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The film also features former congressman George Santos participating in a game involving dolls representing liberal stereotypes, a mock gas chamber, and a button labeled Zyklon B, the poison used by the Nazis at their death camps. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026 Multiple shellstock tags from prior days were not labeled with the last date the shellfish was sold. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Until the playoffs each year, Major League Baseball can be credibly labeled a top-heavy business that’s tailor-made for the industry’s biggest markets at the expense of smaller locales. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026 Before a garment reaches a distribution center or retail store, it must be correctly identified, labeled, verified and prepared for shipment. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Actual light output depends on factors such as bulb type, brightness, bulb count, and spacing, rather than simply whether a product is labeled fairy lights or string lights. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026 The processing defect was labeled a Class I Threat by the Food Safety and Inspection Service. — Eva Flowe october 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The ads are separate from ChatGPT's response to prompts, don't influence its answers and are clearly labeled, the company said. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 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
  • Since then, it's been a rocky road for Coach Prime, marked by a disastrous 3-9 campaign in 2025 and a 2-5 start to 2026.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His prior athletic participation form was marked for a change of schools for athletic purposes by Grapevine-Colleyville athletics.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of marked
Verb
  • In June, Kifowit was named executive director of the Construction Industry Service Corporation, a non-profit labor-management association representing unionized construction trades in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Housing officials left the student in the room for two weeks after the accuser’s lawsuit publicly named him, prompting a professor to call the arrangement a security risk.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of named
Adjective
  • Huerta, a labor leader who is most known advocating for farmworkers rights alongside activist Cesar Chavez, was instrumental in creating the United Farm Workers union and earned numerous humanitarian awards for her accomplishments.
    — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities say there is no known ongoing threat toward Cherokee High School in Canton, but that their investigation is ongoing.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of known
Verb
  • As of early Thursday afternoon, officials had not identified the man who died.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The victim was transported to the medical examiner's office to be identified.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • The 53,800-square-foot building, dubbed Le Large, is the passion project of Laurent Dumas, founder and president of the Emerige real estate group and its philanthropic arm, the Emerige Endowment Fund.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Linvill and several other research groups attributed them to Russian operators the research community has dubbed Storm-1516.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • Quantum particles carrying information that could determine their behavior is termed hidden variables, since this information might not be accessible for scientists to observe it.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of termed

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“Labeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labeled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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