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
Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Marvel Comics gave the nickname Vincent van Gore to this masked artist, who uses human blood to create horrific pieces.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But first, the 990-foot-long ship, nicknamed the Big U, will make a 14-day journey to Mobile, Ala.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
His nickname was ‘Hotspur’, hence the name of the club, and hence the club’s logo too.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Marvel Comics gave the nickname Vincent van Gore to this masked artist, who uses human blood to create horrific pieces.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Adriana Gonzalez, 24, captured the joyous moment when Eli, nicknamed Belly, strutted into the vet's waiting room after completing her final round of chemotherapy.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
But first, the 990-foot-long ship, nicknamed the Big U, will make a 14-day journey to Mobile, Ala.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
Noun
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Some took that remark as an innocent allusion to her job promoting fresh produce; others saw it as a longtime epithet for gay men.—
Anita Gates,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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There have been racial epithets included in some of those.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The jets currently flying under the Air Force One moniker have been in service since the George H.W. Bush administration.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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The album is the Swede’s first solo effort under the Yung Lean moniker since 2022’s Stardust.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After making his debut on the show, which was renamed Live with Kelly and Mark, Consuelos told PEOPLE that Seacrest had left him a sweet parting gift.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The novel, previously titled Sun Under Skin, now renamed Sweet Heat, is coming to shelves on Sept. 2 (originally the book was slated for a 2024 release) — and Entertainment Weekly has your first look at the cover.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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There is a momentary collective crisis of conscience when Frieda points out that nobody knew her surname, but those spillages aren’t going to disappear on their own.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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According to the New York Times, the list contained the first names and the initials of the surnames of the CIA's new hires who are still on probation and thus easy to dismiss.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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Fabio Wajngarten, a lawyer for Bolsonaro, did not immediately comment on the charges but said there would be a statement, without specifying when.—
Eléonore Hughes and Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tuesday’s comments are his most detailed yet in specifying other sectors to be hit with fresh barriers if implemented.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The varying activity in these voxels creates patterns akin to fingerprints that denote different states of mind or types of mental activity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, that depends on how many items there are in the first place, a value typically denoted by n.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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