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
Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The duo runs the label with distribution from BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Cook Political Report in March labeled 18 House races toss-ups, eight of those seats currently held by a GOP member.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Singaporean label’s first release with LVMH was a luxe edition of its signature seed charm created by Jade Group, the same atelier behind hardware for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent and others.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The duo runs the label with distribution from BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
In the caption, Fey is labeled as Arthur's Dorothy Zbornak, while Poehler is Getty's Sophia Petrillo, Rudolph is McClanahan's Blanche Devereux, and Lisa Kudrow is Rose Nylund, who was played by White.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Cook Political Report in March labeled 18 House races toss-ups, eight of those seats currently held by a GOP member.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for label
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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods defeated The War Raiders to win the World Tag Team Championship, securing their 12th tag title win across Raw and SmackDown and 13th overall.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Mets challenged the call and replays appeared to show Acuña beating the tag with his pinky, but the call was upheld.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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For one young White Party guest, the event marked an entrée into the world of entertainment star-makers Being invited to a White Party was the ultimate stamp of success, says rapper and record producer Jay Blaze, 37.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a news conference Thursday to mark 100 days since the fires and to tout the speed of the recovery.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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So far, nearly two dozen of the den's rattlesnakes have been identified and named, according to the project's website.—
Erin Udell,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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And Coca-Cola was similarly accused after being named the world’s worst plastics polluter while claiming to have improved the eco-friendliness of its products.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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It’s also being viewed as a marker of the Trump administration’s attempts to detain and deport visa holders who protested on college campuses.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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New polls show Trump’s approval slipping In less than a week, President Donald Trump will meet the 100-day marker of his second term as president.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 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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Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.—
Nerdwallet,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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Carey and Live Nation Las Vegas will donate $1 of every ticket purchased to Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas at Dolby Live at Park MGM to The Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Drivers can now use two new lanes to traverse a six-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida that is part of what was dubbed the most-congested corridor in the nation.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Around 102,000 people moved from California to the Lone Star State in 2022 alone, the Texas Realtors' 2024 Texas Relocation Report found—a phenomenon so common it has been dubbed Texafornia.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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