variants
also cleped
or ycleped
as in named
to give a name to
the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life
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The photography staff of The Times was named a finalist for breaking news photography for its coverage of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026 -
Over on State Road 7, an apartment building named Pinnacle 441 opened at the Johnson Street intersection, a few miles south of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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And since then, again, since then – everybody's entitled to their own opinions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The question is self-reported, and since Irish is compulsory in school, everyone who can conjugate a verb or order a cup of tea in Irish is entitled to answer yes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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In October 2025, Deadline reported that del Toro will next costar with Cameron Diaz in a new movie titled Reenactment.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The exhibition poster doubled as a manifesto, titled Pandamonisches Manifest I, 1.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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An account called TrishCrave on X, which is dedicated to posting about internet star Trisha Paytas, shared a photo of the creator wearing a silver-blue corset co-ord set racked up 1,400 likes on the platform.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Robinson was called for three personal fouls before halftime, too.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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After more than a decade serving the 1st District, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis is termed out and must step aside, creating an open contest to represent an area that stretches from Silver Lake through Boyle Heights and the San Gabriel Valley to Pomona.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The veteran wing, who had popped in 25 goals this season and scored two more in the B’s Game 2 win in Buffalo, was termed as unavailable for Friday’s Game 6.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The internal debate over resuming the war comes after Pentagon officials informed Congress this week that the conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, had cost taxpayers $25 billion thus far.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On social media, the whale had been dubbed Timmy, after the first sandbank that he was stranded on.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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“Yclept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yclept. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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