as in naming
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 styling
Whether wearing them while gardening like the Duchess of Sussex, styling them with relaxed denim like Aniston, or dressing them up like Martha Stewart, clogs are a sleek, summer-ready alternative to flip-flops and white sneakers.
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The Blowout Is Officially Back As clients become more confident styling their own hair at home, expectations for polished, salon-quality hair are on the rise.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Snell and a 29-year-old woman got into an argument over payment for Snell styling the victim's hair.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 May 2026
After baking the cake, styling bridal hair and hosting the shower, the letter writer didn’t bring a wedding gift.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 May 2026
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Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The Blowout Is Officially Back As clients become more confident styling their own hair at home, expectations for polished, salon-quality hair are on the rise.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Snell and a 29-year-old woman got into an argument over payment for Snell styling the victim's hair.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 May 2026
After baking the cake, styling bridal hair and hosting the shower, the letter writer didn’t bring a wedding gift.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for styling
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Others, however, said naming the animal after the president was inappropriate.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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This response would have been noticeably incongruous with the time, and it would certainly be read as the intentions with which it was likely written, as naming a kind of politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Williams acknowledges that there are fears about dubbing fixes being the thin end of a wedge that could lead to actors being replaced, even if Flawless’ AI only manipulates the face from the nose down.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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The place is a sound-effects recording studio, with three sound designers creating and dubbing aural effects — footsteps on a sandy beach, flapping bird wings — onto pieces of film footage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Merely by labelling the item as AI, a booming amount of vitriol was released.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Is the robot system better at calling balls and strikes than humans?—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Wildmon began calling Penland almost daily, asking if Universal was playing them.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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From there, people can begin to look at titling assets and designate beneficiaries while also learning how assets pass (through probate or outside of probate) at death and to whom with different titlings and beneficiaries.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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Democrats did manage to avoid nominating a controversial pick in the somewhat competitive 35th Congressional District.—
Megan Pratz,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Stewart’s future is timely because Connecticut Republicans will be nominating a candidate for governor at the state party’s convention at the Mohegan Sun casino on Saturday.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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“Styling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/styling. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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