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Noun
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Despite the nearly identical nature of her pen name and the name of the conversion therapist, the author said similarities between the two were purely coincidental.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025 -
An original manuscript and cover sketch by Theodor Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, will be published by Random House Children’s Books next year.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 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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Potash is a trade name for potassium-bearing minerals typically used for agricultural fertilizer, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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The brand name, Makette, a play on the French term for architectural prototype, signals the iterative approach.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Biologics have a special pathway to FDA approval, and biosimilars — alternatives to the brand name products — have long been treated differently than other generic drugs.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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While the bungalows tap into the regional design vernacular, the decor still feels modern and clean-lined.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Upside Down, a dark, gooey parallel universe of Hawkins, and its predatory demogorgons became part of their middle school vernacular.—
Lorraine Ali,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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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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Now some of those same fast-food diners are suing the company, alleging the famous sandwich’s name is a misnomer.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Miserable, though, feels like a misnomer to anyone who has seen Beckham doing anything.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
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Auto-annotation tools label data during collection.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Anjula Acharia is deepening her partnership with Warner Music Group, launching a new management entity under the 5 Junction umbrella less than a year after establishing the label.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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