trivial name

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Noun
  • During his downtime, Radcliffe works with the Trevor Project (among other charities); writes poetry (under a pen name); and unwinds by playing fantasy football and learning complex rap lyrics.
    Julia Emmanuele, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Darian, who uses a pen name for her writing, tells Glamour via Zoom.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The company includes Florida Blue, trade name of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, and now serves over 38 million people across 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with more than 18,000 employees.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Kingsway recorded impairment charges of $2.8 million related to goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting adjustments in the valuation of certain trade names and the Argo Management reporting unit.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Biosimilars are very close in molecular structure and function to their referenced, brand name originator biologic medicines.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The company owns and operates more than 700 stores, restaurants and bars under its own name and familiar local and international brand names.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The fear of having gender stereotypes applied to their work is a common reason for authors to use a nom de plume.
    Scotty Hendricks, Big Think, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Studio Collins Weir Studio Collins Weir designed this space to build on the warm materialism of the architecture and play to the agrarian vernacular of the Mill Valley, California, project.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Politics are dominating the popular vernacular like never before, and the introduction of the Trump store on Amazon will certainly add to that ongoing conversation.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There was no third option in this binomial exercise.
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The model name is a bit of a misnomer, as TCL added several technologies year over year.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 May 2025
  • This process is called training, but that’s something of a misnomer.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other tips include decreasing portion sizes, increasing physical activity, tracking calorie intake, reading food labels, and using healthier cooking methods.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025
  • Formaldehyde-releasing products need not be listed as formaldehyde on ingredient labels.
    Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 8 May 2025
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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