as in tag
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
on its frame the painting had a label with its title and the name of the artist
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to give a name to
the dictionary labels some words "archaic"
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Recent Examples of label
Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
To find the model number, the company advises to search for a label on the underside of the car seat.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
Read labels: Nutrition Facts labels include information on serving size, calories, and nutrients per serving.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some industry insiders said a singer calling in his small label’s numbers was highly unethical.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
To find the model number, the company advises to search for a label on the underside of the car seat.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Garman’s remarks echoed similar ones from top brass at other major companies, who have labelled remote work as an innovation and collaboration killer.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
Read labels: Nutrition Facts labels include information on serving size, calories, and nutrients per serving.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the witness still managed to see the first character of her tag.Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Challenger said 13% of all incoming CEOs this year carry an interim tag, against 7% last year.Jason Lalljee, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Reports Montreal beat the eventual champion New York Mets, 11-10, in their first-ever regular season game, with Sutherland's historic run marking the difference.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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The photo also marks Urker and Gypsy-Rose's first Christmas together since she was released from prison in December 2023.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Fisherman is named as an accomplice in one of those but has not been accused in any of the brothers’ other crimes.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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DirecTV chose not to pay the six-figure licensing fee, figuring the audience for people hitting the bar and watching football on Christmas day would be minimal, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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The only misstep, so to speak, is the famous scene when the young dancers in Rose’s traveling troupe are replaced mid-dance by their older selves, a marker of the passage of time.Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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To obtain the names of the winners of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by January 31, 2025 to: SheMedia, LLC, 475 Fifth Avenue NY, NY 10017.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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By the 1980s, totes were utilized as promotional swag, with the Strand Book Store’s original canvas tote bag becoming one of the first of many totes stamped with logos and brand information.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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What To Know Giving lottery tickets as a gift has become increasingly popular over the years.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The family friendly adventure dominated ticket sales, earning $14.7 million to capture the box office crown.Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent reports, however, point to a new mass-market Tesla codenamed Redwood, dubbed Model Q by Deutsche Bank, due in mid-2025.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The show is created by Paul Hunter, dubbed one of the most influential hip-hop music video directors of all time.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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