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 process of labeling AI music will be similar to Google’s detection setup with YouTube videos. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 After labeling Benita a stage-five clinger, Morrey refocuses his attention on Sarah, a 33-year-old health-care manager and bartender. — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 After all, casinos don’t bother to make distinctions, labeling all winning systems as criminal. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Collecting and manually labeling examples that cover all these conditions is therefore difficult and expensive. — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 Although heavily implied, officers at the news conference stopped short of labeling Betkouski as a suspect in the Tylenol murders. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Gardner said that the insurer missed the standard two-year deadline to recover the money and is now labeling routine billing as fraud to avoid legal time limits. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 The bilingual document laid out guidelines for labeling AI content and developing systems for rapid AI risk detection. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Former Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel blasted Acho online, labeling him an attention-seeking gossip queen. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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The arrangement also permitted Cuba to pay for some of the oil by sending doctors, athletic trainers, engineers, and other specialists to Venezuela, marking a significant step in the growing political and economic alliance between the two countries.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
Charles saw Harry and his family in July, marking the first time the king had seen Meghan, Archie and Lilibet in person in four years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of marking

Verb

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke at his end-of-season press conference Thursday morning, just one day after naming Don Mattingly the full-time manager.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In October, a month after naming former hardware lead John Ternus as its new CEO, the company will debut its first foldable iPhone—using technology for which Ternus was named on the original patent filed some 15 years ago.

— TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of naming

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There's no need to spend an entire weekend tagging your photo library.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Start by tagging interactions by intent, not just resolution, so a pricing objection, a feature gap or a competitor mention becomes something marketing and product can query instead of disappearing the moment the ticket closes.

— Jay Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tagging

Verb

As of last week, Moore is calling offensive plays for the Cougars, and the team has also made a change at quarterback.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of calling

Verb

After Saturday’s tragedy, someone sent him the picture identifying Goulding as one of those killed.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
As tasks like writing code, identifying bugs, or writing emails get automated away by AI, employees at Anthropic have now found that the big picture tasks are increasingly what count.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

For the blend, Owen and Leekley chose a combination of Nicaraguan and Colombian beans, dubbing it the Tatari Blend.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
More than 15,000 Amazon shoppers swear by these $32 pants, dubbing them a Lululemon and Alo alternative.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbing

Verb

Some Security members have expressed concerns that designating political figures would interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs, particularly with elections approaching, while others have criticized the lack of enforcement on an arms embargo.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Republicans in the Senate also proposed designating all of Pennsylvania a Commonwealth Opportunity Zone for AI, which would fast-track data center permits and create a regulatory framework in collaboration with the industry.

— Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of designating

Verb

Curren Price, who has held the District 9 seat for 13 years, is terming out.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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

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