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Noun
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The artists tend to be reluctant influencers; many use pen names, and almost all prefer to use illustrations to depict themselves publicly.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025 -
His third and current pen name is evidence of him fulfilling that debt to himself.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The disclosure would need to include the developer’s name, the system’s trade name, and contact information for the employer.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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By extending Lugo’s contract, Kansas City has doubled down on the future and taken one of the biggest trade names off the board just days ahead of this year’s deadline.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Tylenol is a brand name for the pain reliever acetaminophen.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Antioxidant-rich maritime pine bark extract, sometimes referred to by the brand name Pycnogenol, may also work.—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off.—
Tayfun Bilsel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another, from 2023, unfolds in the vernacular of hopecore, the social-media trend from that year that paired serene and optimistic imagery with hazy, soothing music.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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The term has always been a bit of a misnomer, however.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The name is a bit of a misnomer, though—the dinner-only restaurant serves Italian fare and local seafood, not high tea service.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Bear actress Molly Gordon was all smiles in a black-and-white striped strapless Giorgio Armani column gown from the label's Fall Winter 1996 collection and a Tiffany & Co.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even some senior executives have started their careers on the shop floor, learning how to restock shelves and fold jeans in a very specific way (inseam tucked, legs doubled over so that the label is visible).—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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