as in epithet
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life
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Recent Examples of nickname
Nick Miller, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The beloved rocker opened up about his apparent disdain for his longstanding nickname on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast on Thursday, May 1.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 1 May 2025
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people make the mistake of thinking that a breakaway club, nicknamed the Red Rebels, must be anti-United in some way.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The club is from the town of Bodo, in the north of Norway, and initially simply went by the nickname Glimt, which means ‘flash’.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The beloved rocker opened up about his apparent disdain for his longstanding nickname on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast on Thursday, May 1.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
Ever since David Blaine was a kid, he was obsessed with a guy who was nicknamed the human fire hydrant.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people make the mistake of thinking that a breakaway club, nicknamed the Red Rebels, must be anti-United in some way.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
Noun
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Police said an investigation revealed the man had been sitting in the plaza when the woman approached him and without provocation spat on him while yelling a racial epithet directed at Black people.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.—
Conor Dougherty,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The movie’s closing credits flash the original title Thunderbolts* on screen, then tears away the word like a comic book page, revealing the squad’s new moniker.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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During a recent appearance on Ty Harris' Lets Freakin' Rodeo podcast, the legendary cowboy reflected on the origin of the moniker, the PRCA shared in their tribute.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Month-long preparations for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war culminated on Wednesday, April 30, the date in 1975 that communist North Vietnam took over Saigon, then-capital of South Vietnam and renamed to Ho Chi Minh City.—
Nga Pham,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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The organization was later renamed CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) and continues to provide immediate aid and long-term recovery support to underserved communities around the world.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2025
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The new pope’s name, as well as his baptismal names, will be translated into Latin in the announcement but his former surname will remain in his native language.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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And then there’s Brian Steel, whose sole flashy trait is his surname.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.—
Geoff Manaugh,
The New Yorker,
31 Oct. 2019
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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.—
Kristin Lam,
USA TODAY,
20 Nov. 2019
Verb
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The Live Local Act is known as the Mixed-Use Multifamily Development under the city’s code, which specifies that project approval be administrative, allowing developers to bypass much of government bureaucracy.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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Additionally, the home provides type not specified.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Looking at the number of long attacking throw-ins — denoted as ones into the penalty area starting in the attacking quarter of the pitch — as a share of all throws in that zone, there has been a year-on-year increase, reaching 17 per cent this season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Astrologically, a Full Moon in Scorpio denotes change.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
8 May 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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