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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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Otezla The only weird aspect of this one is the choice to actually use a real brand name rather than creating some other fake Skyrizi competitor.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
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Nipsey had already started multiple other initiatives under the Marathon brand name and had spoken with his brother about a burger joint.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Published under the nom de plume Jonathan Gash, Lovejoy is a set of 24 books from Dr John Grant.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 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
Noun
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The first episode of season three really served as a soft reboot for Red Dwarf, long before the term entered common vernacular.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sure, Gaultier was nicknamed the enfant terrible of fashion in his early days, so provocation is part of the brand’s vernacular.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026
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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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As always, check the product label for specifics on temperature ranges, as different products and different species of plants all have different needs.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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On April 27, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments from Bayer that the company can not be held liable under state law for not disclosing cancer risks that the EPA has not deemed necessary to include on labels.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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