nickname 1 of 2

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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verb

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Recent Examples of nickname
Noun
City of London skyline with 20 Fenchurch Street, affectionately nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, in London, United Kingdom. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 4 July 2025 Since that incident in 1999 and the capture of another coyote nicknamed Hal in 2006 that resulted in his death, the city launched WildlifeNYC in 2016—a campaign to increase awareness about urban wildlife through public policy and educational initiatives. David Lei, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Verb
The nickname strawberry moon has been attributed to Algonquin peoples, a Native American tribe, according to Old Farmer's Almanac. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Nashville boasts many nicknames, including those bestowed by Forbes, GQ, Time Magazine, The New York Times and countless other national news publications. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nickname
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
Noun
  • The defendants, who were white, also used racial epithets toward Majors, prosecutors said.
    Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Musk and Trump’s potent political alliance seemed to meet a dramatic end a month ago in an exchange of blistering epithets, with Trump threatening to go after Musk’s business interests, and Musk calling for Trump’s impeachment.
    Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Her high-visibility free dives with great whites have earned her the moniker Shark Whisperer, the title of a new Netflix film from the Academy Award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher, James Reed.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump suggested changing the name of Defense Department back to its pre-World War II moniker as the War Department, after the success in bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The Falls, which has boasted a multiplex since the mall’s opening in 1980, will see its Regal movie house revamped, reopened and renamed the Regal Bistro at The Falls in late summer.
    Howard Cohen July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • North Haven renamed its baseball field after DeMayo in 2009.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • As per hospital rules, the baby had been given her mom's surname, which, because of her refusal to take her husband's name, was LaBarre.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Descendants include families with the surnames Nunn, Barrs, Womack and, possibly, Jones.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
    Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
Verb
  • Without specifying any figures, Sinclair says its ratings for women’s tennis have grown since 2023, especially among the coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
  • This must include at least 100 MHz from 3.98 to 4.2 GHz, but the plan doesn't specify where the rest of the 300 MHz or more would be taken from.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • That is fine if the average quality of those shots — denoted as xG per shot — is high.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • Around the main pattern were entire sections of white tiles without any pattern, and they may have been used as smaller alcoves or to denote special arrangements of furniture or a bench, archaeologists said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025

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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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