Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surnaming
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Their relaxed fit allows for easy movement, while the ankle-length design is just right for styling with sneakers.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025 -
If so, its still a quick and clever method for styling a bun in a pinch.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But designating a group a foreign terrorist organization may not be enough to justify an armed military strike.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Union rules prevent the WGGB from naming the other nominees or how many there were.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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And armies of annotators spend months labeling training sets that form the backbone of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others, paid once by contract but excluded from the billions in ongoing value their work creates.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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During the George Floyd protests, local groups like Detroit Will Breathe demanded an end to Project Green Light and facial recognition surveillance, labeling the program invasive and racist.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Surnaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surnaming. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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