Thesaurus results for LABELS

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noun

plural of label

as in markers

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of label

as in marks

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 names

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

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Recent Examples of labels

Noun

That means no timelines, labels, definitions or expectations. —

Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 May 2026 Lance also places the labels on the jars. —

Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 The majority, to this day, of masters are still owned by labels. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 May 2026 They were rejected by venues and labels alike. —

Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026 The labels sound impressive — vaguely scientific, vaguely wellness — but most drinkers couldn’t tell you what any of them actually do. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 As the new system rolls out, Google will use labels that are more prominent on both standard videos and YouTube Shorts. —

ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 More broadly, wineries across California are increasingly digging into their archives, not just for storytelling material, but to revive legacy labels in ways that feel modern rather than dusty. —

Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Jean-Noël Liaut, author of a Givenchy biography, said Kennedy used to snip out the labels of her Givenchy clothes with nail scissors to smuggle them back to the White House. —

Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

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Iran already blocks independent TV and tightly polices journalists; Freedom House labels its media not free as authorities ban satellite dishes and cut off outside internet access for weeks. —

Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Recognizing that, YouTube is making the AI labels more prominent and automating part of the process. —

ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 Our lovely guide Sherelyn took us out to one of her favorite spots, a little backyard tasting room run by winemaker Simon Groves, who runs labels Groves and Filly with his wife, Amanda Ritchie, as well as the Foley family's Runholder. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 What the Government labels as ‘new evidence’ was not new as a matter of law. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Doctors don’t treat patients by following FDA labels word-for-word and stopping there. —

Payton Herres, STAT, 19 May 2026 Read product labels carefully and follow directions. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 May 2026 Our society labels divorce as a failure, with plenty of shame attached to it. —

Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 An accident at a Pepsi ad shoot causes his scalp to catch fire, and in playing that moment for as much tragedy as possible, the film all but labels Michael’s life as a gothic-horror tale of body transformation. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

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Noun

When to Talk to Your Doctor About Testing Patients with a family history of diabetes, symptoms of high blood sugar or markers of prediabetes are the most common candidates for further evaluation.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
That variability is one reason Medscape’s workup recommends pairing HOMA-IR with other markers.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026