styled

verb

past tense of style
as in named
to give a name to although nowadays he's often styled a biologist, he's probably better thought of as a classic 19th-century naturalist

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Recent Examples of styled Her hair was styled in an elaborate half-up ‘do on the top of her head. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 July 2026 Swap a mess of tiny tea candles for a larger scented candle styled on a tray with a pair of decorative matches. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026 Both pieces have a relaxed, oversized fit that keeps them from clinging in the humidity and can easily be styled with other pieces in your wardrobe. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 In the middle of one end of the FireCuda X Vault (both ends are styled with the ridged texture mentioned above) is a USB Type-C port. — Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026 Her hair, with its caramel brown front pieces, was styled long and voluminous by Orlando Pita. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026 The collar makes your entire outfit look polished, even when styled with slouchy jeans. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 Actress Jessica Chastain, meanwhile, shared a photo of her hair styled up in a bob. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for styled
  1. named
  2. labeled
  3. called
  4. dubbed
  5. termed
  6. designated
  7. nominated
  8. titled
Verb
  • He was named co-anchor last year, serving alongside Savannah Guthrie.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • There’s one more named Faith after the George Michael song she was conceived to.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • The county was closed on March 31, but it was labeled an employee holiday after the news was released.
    — Rachel Royster July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Board members repeatedly returned to the challenge of explaining a measure that state law requires to be labeled a tax increase on the ballot, even though administrators project a net decrease for most homeowners.
    — Tom Fraki, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026
Definition of labeled
Verb
  • Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Their band, dubbed The Reverends, put out its first real record when Dane was 14.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The attack was planned to take place at the cage-fighting show dubbed UFC Freedom 250, which was held on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • And McMaster, who is termed out as governor at the end of this year, has also been floated as a potential long-term replacement for Graham in the Senate.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • The winner will replace Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, who is termed out.
    — Linh Tat, Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of termed
Verb
  • The division charged with keeping a handle on parasitic diseases had already been small, with only a few employees designated to parasite work.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Uruguay won the first World Cup on home soil that year, at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo—still the only stadium FIFA has ever named a Historical Monument of World Football, designated in 1983.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Moland’s films have been nominated for the Golden Bear four times, twice winning awards.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the documentary prize L’Œil d’or.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • The report is titled as Large Power Transformer Supply Chain Gap Analysis and Domestic Content Strategies for Hydropower Rehabilitation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Recently, one show titled Screen Time, from Issa Rae’s production company, garnered 75 million views in a week—on TikTok and on TikTok’s micro-drama app, PineDrama.
    — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of titled

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