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 The pair were styled in contrasting footwear, while their outfits seemed to mirror one another. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026 Arguably, square-toe boots are more refined than round-toe ones, which can look a bit old-fashioned if they’re not styled in a modern way. — India Roby, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026 Kidman styled her waist-length blonde hair in soft waves and framed her features with long front bangs that grazed her cheekbones. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Banks, styled with his then-signature blond dreadlocks, was shown on screens in the courtroom chasing and shooting an actor whom prosecutors say was portraying rival rapper Quando Rondo. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton wore some 300 custom outfits a year, styled by her longtime collaborator Steve Summers. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 For her wedding attire, McCord wore two gowns by Beverly Hills designer Mark Zunino and was styled by celebrity beautician René Horsch, according to People. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 L’Agence’s Lian jacket called my name immediately, delivering uptown elegance with a downtown edge when styled with jeans and a white tee. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026 Vintage frames and art can add charm and set the tone for a room when styled thoughtfully. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for styled
  1. named
  2. labeled
  3. called
  4. dubbed
  5. termed
  6. designated
  7. nominated
  8. titled
Verb
  • While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The eatery has been serving the Sugar Creek area since 1985, manager Dino Beligrinis — whom his father, Bill, named the restaurant for — told CharlotteFive.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • Institutional shares Institutional shares, sometimes labeled Class I or Y, are generally aimed at investors with deep pockets, such as institutions that are able to meet high investment minimums.
    — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But for this film incarnation of Graham’s story, Boyle wanted an Australian to portray the man labelled the ‘Dirty Digger’.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeled
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • The blaze, dubbed the Pickett fire, started near Calistoga last August and burned 6,800 acres over the course of 17 days, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Once a package or tool was compromised, Shai-Hulud, as the worm was dubbed, attached itself to future package updates.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • Earnings at Nike are also termed low quality on Wolfe's screen, with an EQ score of 17.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For example, Isaac Newton’s dispute with Christiaan Huygens over the nature of light—did light consist of particles, or corpuscles, as Newton termed them, or waves, as Huygens contested—breaks down today into quantum optics and classical optics.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of termed
Verb
  • He was designated for assignment by the Mets in late April and played 16 games for Baltimore’s Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk before being released on June 12.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The strong tropical disturbance, designated Invest 95E by the hurricane center, is about 1,500 miles south-southeast of San Diego, said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist at WPLG-TV in South Florida.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • To start, readers nominated 40 bakeries crafting delicious sweet treats in Charlotte and the surrounding area, then narrowed down the field across five rounds of voting.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The last time he was nominated for an Oscar, today’s monthslong grind of awards-season campaigning barely existed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • Gay followed the play with Goya Award-winning film Sentimental, which premiered at TIFF in 2020 titled The People Upstairs.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Workers began to disassemble the Shapiro work, titled Blue, on Tuesday; the Kennedy Center has not stated a rationale for why the 24-foot-tall sculpture of a stick-figure-like person was taken away.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of titled

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