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

Major music companies — labels and publishers — were starting to set up Tel Aviv offices to promote Western repertoire and sign local talent, while acts like OneRepublic, Lady Gaga, and Jennifer Lopez had performed to tens of thousands in Israel. —

Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 The labels include Derek Lam 10 Crosby, 10 Crosby Derek Lam, DL10C, 10 Crosby, and 10 C. —

Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 Consumers are waking up to the reality that grocery store labels don't always tell the full story about their meat products. —

Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 14 May 2026 They’re often found on the labels, packaging, and/or product descriptions for sunscreens that are formulated with oily skin in mind. —

Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 13 May 2026 Last year, lawmakers passed legislation mandating warning labels on social media platforms about risks to mental health. —

Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 13 May 2026 Even when applied with the best of intentions, labels can be confusing. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026 Six blue jars lined up in our mother’s pantry, with six blue silhouettes of sweet young nuns picking berries on their creamy white labels. —

Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Those two labels don't quite do him justice. —

Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

Verb

California consumers are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company falsely labels its products as containing San Marzano tomatoes, a premium Italian variety with protected status requiring specific consortium certification. —

Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 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 Banijay Americas labels Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment have announced the joint promotion of Margaret Morales and Mike Vanderlinde to vice president, production, at the two labels. —

Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026 That’s a subdivision for some stylists; The Wall Group labels them stylist/content creators. —

Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026 Both Gomez and Pérez argue that the Cuban government often labels common prisoners as political detainees when announcing releases. —

Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Co-packing is short for contract packing, where another company bottles and labels Avery’s Sodas, using their recipes. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Here’s what the company has acknowledged and what the product labels actually say. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Many companies are working on developing better ways to screen for the disease, through blood tests that detect markers for multiple cancers, for example.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 May 2026
The 27-year-old Tippett was the Flyers' leading goal scorer in the regular season with 28 markers and had a goal and an assist in six games in the orange and black's first-round win over the Penguins.

— Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 May 2026