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as in named

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verb

past tense of term
as in called
to give a name to the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out

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Recent Examples of termed
Verb
Earlier this year, Becerra was a single-digit polling afterthought in the crowded race to replace Newsom, who is termed-out. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 That agreement remains unimplemented due to what the government has termed budgetary constraints. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Maxwell’s Tabitha also finds herself in an inter-office relationship best termed problematic. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Escalona was elected District 3 commissioner in December after Joe Carollo termed out. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 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, 31 Aug. 2026 Carrington in particular models what some have termed an ecofeminist approach, one that does not appropriate animals for the artist’s own self-revelation but instead develops kinship across species. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 This is the second time this summer that Newsom, who is termed out of office, has traveled to other states. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for termed
  1. designated
  2. called
  3. named
  4. dubbed
  5. labeled
  6. titled
  7. nominated
  8. denominated
Adjective
  • Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026
Definition of designated
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
  • In high school, Campbell befriended a student named Will Reinart.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The novel was also named the Best Book of the Year by Amazon, The New Yorker, and People Magazine, among others.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • Tesla also runs a chartered car service in the San Francisco area dubbed the FSD (Supervised) Rideshare service.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago).
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • In a post Tuesday from his X account, labeled as posted by staff, Giuliani pushed back on the allegations.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The paintings are organized by era and are clearly signposted and labeled.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeled
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
Verb
  • This season of South Park was also nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (losing to Julie Andrews for Bridgerton), and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (losing to Andrew Bird’s song for The Pitt).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • He was nominated to the Supreme Court, 11 months before the next election, in the final year of President Obama’s term.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • In February, the company also issued a rare 100-year bond , denominated in sterling, the UK currency, with a maturity in 2126.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Businesses in these markets increasingly keep treasury balances dollar-denominated while paying staff and suppliers locally.
    — Alex Odagiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of denominated

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