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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
Unique Characteristics The Most Beautiful rose earns its moniker thanks to its flowers' soft-pink hue, strong fragrance, and long blooming season.
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
To understand their mission, look no further than their powerful and to-the-point moniker, Black Men Heal.
—Ukee Washington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
In October 2025, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles’s brother had been stripped of his remaining royal titles and would now go by the moniker Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s no consensus on which of the pieces from Jackie O’s collection earned the ‘swimming ring’ moniker.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
To understand their mission, look no further than their powerful and to-the-point moniker, Black Men Heal.
—Ukee Washington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
In October 2025, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles’s brother had been stripped of his remaining royal titles and would now go by the moniker Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s no consensus on which of the pieces from Jackie O’s collection earned the ‘swimming ring’ moniker.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moniker
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That’s the nickname a Scoutmaster gave Bolles some two decades ago, a reference to Kirby vacuum cleaners.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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On the tennis court, his steady presence and sharp mind have earned him a special nickname.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles artist, whose real name was James Dear, died Sunday at a private residence, according to the the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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Its name honors Elba, a former owner known for tending the garden with care and devotion.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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On that day, the mob hurled racist epithets, smoke bombs, and fists at him.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Vice Mayor Darian Martin, who is Black, condemned Urbom’s use of the racial epithet.—
Theo Karantsalis,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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But despite speculation in South Korea about her potential grooming as a successor, no new official titles were announced as the once-in-five-years ruling party congress wrapped.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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In their new lawsuit, Mamás de DPS accuses the district of using a nonprofit called Denver School Facilities Leasing Corporation to obtain titles and mortgages for 33 school buildings.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tanking is such an issue that Silver didn’t even try to find more league-friendly nomenclature like Marc Stein’s Draft Positioning Prioritization Mode.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Despite its nomenclature, Tesla’s current system called Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD, is not fully autonomous.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ordinance associated with the land’s zoning also has a provision that would revert it back to a single-family residence designation if the city determined that overflow parking was no longer needed, the lawsuit states.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The judge also highlighted DJI’s designation as a National Enterprise Technology Center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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Caroline, who looks more like her father than her mother, has written two books about her experience under the pseudonym Caroline Darian.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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