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
Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Along the way, fans began assigning the corgi her own superstar nickname.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Holmes and Polidori, nicknamed Sonic and Knuckles by teammates, ran for over 100 yards in their final games as Wildcats.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Noun
However, that has been the club's nickname since the Philadelphia Athletics began playing in 1901.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Along the way, fans began assigning the corgi her own superstar nickname.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Silver, often nicknamed the 'Devil's metal' because of its volatility, has reached record highs this year and still has further to run despite a supply crunch, according to experts.
—Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Holmes and Polidori, nicknamed Sonic and Knuckles by teammates, ran for over 100 yards in their final games as Wildcats.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
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The spurious designation of Qassem Soleimani as a global terrorist, something long requested by Benjamin Netanyahu, gave the green light for the expansion of the designation to other entities long held off from the moniker out of fear of its implications.—
Séamus Malekafzali,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Can an equitable, sustainable and transparent system be established to facilitate athletes monetizing their intellectual property rights, or does the Wild West moniker remain true while boosters and private equity play an outsized role?—
Eddie Edwards Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The doc has also earned the ire of Chase’s former Community co-star Yvette Nicole Brown, who firmly distanced herself from it and all attempts to reinvestigate Chase’s firing from the show amid accusations of hurling racial epithets.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The measure, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, followed a similar proposal introduced by Weinberger in February to rename a four-mile stretch of the road after the president.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Though he had been given the surnames of both his parents—Ramírez and Sánchez—as was customary in Venezuela, his first name had been chosen by his father, a successful lawyer with strong left-wing views for whom Lenin was a hero.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Some are named after former West Ham players, such as Noel Cantwell and Jimmy Ruffell — though the latter’s surname is misspelt as Ruffle.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race.—
Jill Lepore,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2020
Verb
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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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The guidelines include changes to alcohol recommendations, no longer specifying appropriate limits for men and women.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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It was not specified whether any weapons were involved in the fight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The menu also denotes which dishes are gluten-free, and Peake says that if a guest can’t find anything that fits their needs, the kitchen will be happy to assist.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
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Shakers invented a new form of notation to record their songs, using letters adorned with a variety of hashmarks to denote pitch and rhythm.—
Christian Goodwillie,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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