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
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 June 2025
Talk of a coronation was a further reminder of the absence here of ‘King’ Kohli, but the man nicknamed ‘Prince’ — it is even stamped on his bat — took on the role at No 4 vacated by one of the biggest figures in Indian cricket history for the first time.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
One of these bombshells is Cal State Fullerton alum Jose Garcia Gonzalez, known to viewers by his nickname, Pepe.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Venus, meanwhile, is a rocky world that shares a similar size, mass and density with our planet, which has led to it being nicknamed 'Earth's twin'.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 June 2025
Talk of a coronation was a further reminder of the absence here of ‘King’ Kohli, but the man nicknamed ‘Prince’ — it is even stamped on his bat — took on the role at No 4 vacated by one of the biggest figures in Indian cricket history for the first time.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
Brown, often called by his nickname Breezy, was arrested at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel at 2 a.m. on May 15 this year by detectives from the Metropolitan Police.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
One of these bombshells is Cal State Fullerton alum Jose Garcia Gonzalez, known to viewers by his nickname, Pepe.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
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The racist epithets — including a swastika and N***** spray-painted onto the concrete walls surrounding the park — were reported to the Miami Police on Monday afternoon in what the community and police are calling a hate crime.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Barnyard epithets did not pepper the prepared speeches of most of Hegseth's predecessors.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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The University of Virginia became a flashpoint after conservative critics accused it of simply renaming its DEI initiatives.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Bill remains the chairman of the foundation (renamed the Gates Foundation), which donates millions annually, notably to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Huang, who asked to be identified only by her surname for fear of being targeted, had seen her original doctoral offer at Vanderbilt University rescinded after federal cuts to research and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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The family has requested that their surname be withheld from publication.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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The image denotes that the player automatically wins the amount shown, according to lottery officials.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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This is evidenced by the falling weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which shows key resistance near $77/bbl.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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