labeling

variants or labelling
present participle of label

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of labeling The Pentagon responded on Monday by removing the Christian label from 20 other traditions, including Catholic, Lutheran and Pentecostal, and stayed away from labeling Latter-day Saints as Christian. ABC News, 10 June 2026 Make labeling your emotions a habit Sauer-Zavala tells beginners to try labeling their big emotions just once a day for a week, rather than treating it as a lifelong project. Angela Haupt, Time, 10 June 2026 The bill marks a win for licensed cannabis businesses who say unregulated hemp shops are undercutting their sales while facing none of the same security restrictions, such as testing and labeling the content of their products. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026 Merely by labelling the item as AI, a booming amount of vitriol was released. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 While other operators submitted detailed incident summaries to the US regulator, Tesla blacked out every narrative entirely, labeling them as confidential business information. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026 Rosenbaum's complicated and deeply layered portrayal of Lex continues to receive praise to this very day, with even DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn labelling him the best Lex of all time. Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 13 May 2026 Hafley praised Johnson, labeling the draft’s 27th pick, a player the Dolphins traded up for, as his favorite cornerback in the draft because of his combination of size, speed, athleticism and footwork. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labeling
Verb
  • The inspectors also noted improper date marking and incorrect food storage practices.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • The airport served more than 53 million passengers last year marking its second-busiest year on record.
    DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Not everyone is satisfied with the naming conventions for wildfires.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Attorney General Ellison convened a strategic-facilitation process among the U, Fairview and M Physicians in March last year, naming Lois Quam as facilitator in April of that year.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Luckily, mako and blue sharks congregate in spring off Cape Cod, making catching and tagging the sharks more doable.
    Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • In Maryland, local authorities and state legislators have taken a number of actions to decrease the snakehead population, including tagging and releasing some of the fish so that anyone who catches and kills one can return it to the state for some reward money.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • Residents can connect to assistance, services and other information from the American Red Cross of Greater North Texas by visiting the shelter or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who stabbed another man during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train earlier this month.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Anderson said local law enforcement would begin the process of recovering and identifying the victims once federal investigators complete their initial review of the crash site.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Williams acknowledges that there are fears about dubbing fixes being the thin end of a wedge that could lead to actors being replaced, even if Flawless’ AI only manipulates the face from the nose down.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
  • The place is a sound-effects recording studio, with three sound designers creating and dubbing aural effects — footsteps on a sandy beach, flapping bird wings — onto pieces of film footage.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Local and regional fire chiefs are aware of locations that could serve as refuges for people unable to evacuate, but publicly designating such sites as shelter-in-place options is problematic, said Chelsea Burkett, spokesperson for Cal Fire’s Santa Clara County Unit.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • Congress specifically exempted the freight railroad industry from FTC review, designating it to be regulated by the more specialized STB.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Gigliotti and Franklin are terming out alongside Yang.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
  • With Kim and Mayor Farrah Khan gone after terming out, the council loses two members who have tended to vote more liberal on many issues.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024

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