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also monicker
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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him
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as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker
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Recent Examples of moniker
But March Madness has earned that moniker for a reason, too.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
That team is now the Pelicans, while the Bobcats reacquired the original Hornets moniker in 2014.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Appalachian Trail Killer moniker can refer to Randall Lee Smith or James Jordan.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
The flat is centrally located in the City of the Popes, a moniker bestowed upon Avignon for having briefly served as the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1377 (a big Catholic drama—ask me about it over a glass of Lillet).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
That team is now the Pelicans, while the Bobcats reacquired the original Hornets moniker in 2014.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Appalachian Trail Killer moniker can refer to Randall Lee Smith or James Jordan.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
The flat is centrally located in the City of the Popes, a moniker bestowed upon Avignon for having briefly served as the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1377 (a big Catholic drama—ask me about it over a glass of Lillet).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moniker
Noun
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The sweeping structures bear a striking resemblance to the sensory organs sported by members of the insect world, which eventually granted them the nickname of the Antennae Galaxies.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Barn is also a nickname for a house Ciani used to have in Boulder.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The red mesh sack, of the kind typically used to store oranges or onions, is stamped with her name, immigration number and date of deportation.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Buahan sits on the fringe of a small village with the same name.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The person who shouted the epithet was John Davidson, an activist with Tourette syndrome, who removed himself from the room and later apologized, as did BAFTA and BBC, the show’s broadcaster, which failed to edit out the slur during the broadcast.—
G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2026
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Clicking into the title will give you even more information, including a blurb about what parents need to know, a breakdown of potential concerns and positive qualities about the book, and reviews from kids.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The title refers to the Quechua language that dates to the ancient Inca empire and is still spoken by millions of people in the Andes region of Peru.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), the organization that determines global standards for health terms, receives up to 2,000 requests to amend nomenclature every year, either from individual members or groups.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
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Apart from achieving popular success by bringing botany to the people, Lamarck’s major purpose in French Flora was to exploit what seemed to be a little opening in the field of botany in the form of a rift among botanists regarding nomenclature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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That is the highest-level designation for severe accidents, placing it alongside the fatal Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003) shuttle disasters in terms of gravity.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The awards come as SUVs make up 35 of the 45 winners for the group's Top Safety Pick+ designation this year, and 12 of its 18 Top Safety Pick winners, in the latest sign of the United States auto market shift to larger vehicles.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Most fans in her factory are broken, said the 39-year-old, using a pseudonym to speak freely without fear of reprisal.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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What the lawsuit alleged The lead plaintiff in the Bank of America case, who filed under the pseudonym Jane Doe, is a native of Russia who met Epstein in 2011.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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