Thesaurus results for LABELLING

labeling

verb

variants or labelling

present participle of label

as in marking

to attach an identifying slip to he labeled all of the poisonous materials with the familiar skull and crossbones

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as in naming

to give a name to the dictionary labels some words "archaic"

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Recent Examples of labeling The agency ordered Disney to begin clearly labeling its thousands of gallons of paint, chemicals and pesticides, according to a consent order, and to establish a training program so employees would know how to handle hazardous waste. — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Retailers and e-commerce merchants will be able to link to Onton’s new model, white labelling the service to power their own search engines for shoppers. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 So are the travel industry's evil bean counters trying to make money by incorrectly labeling you as a no-show? — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The National Republican Congressional Committee quickly released a digital ad Wednesday attacking Shah, labeling him a socialist and tying him to progressives in Congress. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Save yourself the guessing game of wondering what is in your fridge by labeling and dating your leftovers. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026 The Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs agency said that their findings underscore the need for continuous testing along with heightened industry awareness of labelling obligations. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 Thomas Muller, who scored 10 goals in 19 World Cup matches for Germany, uploaded a picture on Instagram of him playing for Vancouver Whitecaps against Messi in MLS, also labelling him the greatest of all time. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Alas, Verbinski is no purist, and doesn’t see the issue of labelling AI usage as purely black and white. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 June 2026

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Just days later, UEFA stepped in to appoint him as referee for its Super Cup, the annual clash between the Champions League and Europa League winners, marking yet another historic first for Artan and the continent.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
That came in June against England, marking Harry Kane in Croatia’s opening group fixture of the tournament in the United States.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of marking

Verb

The competition remains wide open, with neither Faulkner nor coach Jon Sumrall committing to a timeline for naming a starter.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Lincoln-Way West coach Luke Lokanc demonstrated trust in Howard, despite nonexistent varsity experience at quarterback, by naming him as a captain along with senior linebacker Austin Collins.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of naming

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His nonprofit studies sharks by catching, tagging and collecting data before releasing them back into the ocean.

— Tom Hanson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Sensing my hesitation to contribute to the graffiti (tagging the cars is encouraged), Half-Cocked handed me a can of pink spray paint and gently fostered my delinquency.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of tagging

Verb

Many organizations devote enormous effort to identifying the right successor while overlooking the institution that successor will inherit.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Authorities have not released the victim's name or any other identifying information.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

Planning Commission Vice Chair Kerry Harvey asked how much a ballot measure would cost and suggested the city consider designating all data centers as heavy industrial use.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Top-down governance sets the strategic intent and accountability by designating executive sponsorship and ownership, establishing governance councils or review boards and defining AI policies, compliance standards and risk tolerance.

— Sumeet Agrawal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of designating

Verb

The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
With Vice Mayor Pam Foley terming out, five individuals are vying for her District 9 seat, which encompasses a southwestern portion in San Jose, including the Cambrian Park neighborhood.

— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

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