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Noun
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The book chronicles the relationship between the Huckleberry Finn author (whose real name was Samuel Clemens) and his famed pen name.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Before her death earlier this month, Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, was known for creating stories full of wit, warmth, and bright, charming chaos.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These are available at garden centers under a range of trade names.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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The first-line preventive drug for acute mountain sickness, or AMS, is a drug called acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
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Rogaine is a brand name for topical minoxidil that’s available over the counter in 2% and 5% strengths.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Synthetic kratom and other unregulated substances are marketed as energy drinks and popular snacks in packaging similar to well-know products, brand name cookies, and ice cream.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sticky toffee pudding isn’t a pudding at all (at least, in the American sense, in British vernacular, pudding means dessert).—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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Viral videos are among the contemporary references—along with stripper vernacular, self-driving cars, and Juicy Couture—in Age of Content, a 2023 work by the collective (La)Horde, which comprises the artists Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, and Arthur Harel.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.—
Jessica Damiano,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2024
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The five-occupant seating designation is a misnomer in sub-compact SUVs, unless second-seat occupants are particularly petite adults or children.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Self-Clean Setting, Explained Despite the misnomer, ovens cannot actually clean themselves.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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This label prohibits any military partners from conducting commercial activity with the firm.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some samples in the latter study had chemicals that should have required consumer warning labels under California’s Proposition 65.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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