as in moniker
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
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The schools and providers must also notify parents if a kid asks to use a different name or pronoun, other than a nickname.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The title is a reference to the unreliable mechanical shark, nicknamed Bruce by director Steven Spielberg.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The ‘Doomsday Fish’ Legend Oarfish carry a dramatic nickname thanks to a long history of association in folklore with earthquakes and tsunamis.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The schools and providers must also notify parents if a kid asks to use a different name or pronoun, other than a nickname.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Revy is nicknamed the heli-skiing capital of the world.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The title is a reference to the unreliable mechanical shark, nicknamed Bruce by director Steven Spielberg.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
Noun
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On the red carpet at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Pitt told People that DiCaprio calls him by a surprising moniker.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Curate for a Wide Range of Audience Members Despite its moniker, the festival endeavors to program for a wide array of potential movie-goers.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
12 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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The epithet could be heard when the BBC broadcast the ceremony about two hours after the live event.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The president may live here, but that’s no reason to rename the airport for him.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps a more realistic solution is to rename Sunset Boulevard to Sunset Freeway.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The campaign between challenger Juan Beto Ruiz and incumbent Campos was one of the more unusual of the primaries in Lake County, with Ruiz ultimately removed from the ballot less than a day before the election over his missing maternal surname on nomination papers.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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This would mean that married women who have changed their surname would have to show citizenship documents that match their current legal name.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race.—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2020
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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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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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Nesta also wrote on Facebook that Delgado had once donated to one of his prior campaigns, but did not specify which campaign nor the value of the donation.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Rather than civic numbers, houses here are often identified by their color, position, or ceramic tiles denoting the family’s name.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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To denote what the film it about yields a lengthy list of ideas that are theoretically connected.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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