as in epithet
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life
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Recent Examples of nickname
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Those include some 546 derogatory nicknames for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as well as discussion of events such as labor strikes, geographic discrimination, student suicides and criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The stark contrast of the old versus new was by design, and the property, nicknamed A Tale of Two Houses, even won a 2024 Merit Award from the AIA Brooklyn.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some popular nicknames, including Danny (Daniel), Andy (Andrew), Liv (Olivia), Billy (William), and Katie (Kaitlyn) are also on their way out, BabyCenter said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Those include some 546 derogatory nicknames for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as well as discussion of events such as labor strikes, geographic discrimination, student suicides and criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Daisuke Matsuzaka, nicknamed the Monster of the Heisei era, once threw 398 pitches in two days.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The stark contrast of the old versus new was by design, and the property, nicknamed A Tale of Two Houses, even won a 2024 Merit Award from the AIA Brooklyn.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
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The next day, one of his supporters called U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s chambers and called her a racial epithet.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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In Greek mythology, Chloe was an epithet of the goddess Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2025
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None of those players are American born, which, historically, is a prerequisite for the face of the league moniker.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2025
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During the pandemic, Parson, who goes by the moniker Fearless Jack Rabbit, channeled his passion for art into an unexpected form of connection.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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During the inauguration, Infantino was filmed laughing animatedly as Trump stated that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the Gulf of America.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Maybe the tradition known as Red Friday should be renamed Pantone 186-C Friday.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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The trigger for the protests was the death of a teenage student, whose surname was Dang and who was in his third year at the school.—
Shawn Deng,
CNN,
11 Jan. 2025
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Editors’ Picks The tourist, who only gave her surname, Xu, shared a video showing several single-story brick buildings with collapsed walls.—
Bhadra Sharma,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.—
Geoff Manaugh,
The New Yorker,
31 Oct. 2019
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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.—
Kristin Lam,
USA TODAY,
20 Nov. 2019
Verb
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The city’s current law only specifies dog, cat or rabbit.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Still, the multi-hyphenate star, who graces this week's cover of PEOPLE, has no idea which entertainment symbol will be used to denote her life’s work.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Each swap kit comes with a swap pint, two bowls and two spoons, and the four unique kits will be available here for just $3.60, as the brand denotes that the pints each contain 360 calories or less.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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