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
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Recent Examples of label
Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The label is known for consistent quality, thanks to the Directors of Winemaking.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
There needs to be better labeling surrounding gastroparesis and the risks associated with these drugs.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Following a dispute with her former record label Big Machine Records, the billionaire pop star, 35, vowed to rerecord her original albums.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The label is known for consistent quality, thanks to the Directors of Winemaking.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Verb
After reaching an all-time high of $6.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021 (not labeled in chart), spending fell slightly over the next two years.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
There needs to be better labeling surrounding gastroparesis and the risks associated with these drugs.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for label
Noun
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Each device has its serial number assigned to an asset tag, one that will follow that unit through the whole facility.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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Hoerner avoided the tag, which would’ve been the second out of the inning.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Jackson's performance at this year's AMAs marked her first live performance on television since 2018.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The 50% tariff proposal marked a significant increase from the 20% tariff the Trump administration was planning to levy on the EU, as per the president’s plan announced last month, before a 90-day pause went into effect.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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It’s even named after his childhood nickname, Kurky.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In 2015, he was named head coach at Montana, one of the top FCS programs in the country.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Shiitake also reduces inflammation markers like CRP (C-reactive protein) and IgA (Immunoglobulin A).—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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The team then compared these samples to a lean mice group that was fed a standard meal to see if the chemical markers on the fat cells were associated with unhealthy changes in the body.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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At New York Fashion Week in September 2024, fashion label Tory Burch resurrected the Reva — a round-toe ballet flat that comes in soft or patent leather, stamped with the label’s circular medallion — that had been out of production since 2017.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Despite stamping himself as the third player and first center in NBA history to average a triple-double in a season, Jokic fell short of a fourth career MVP trophy, the league announced Wednesday.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Then there’s the barrier to entry: The Broadway audience bought tickets, hired a sitter, they’re invested.—
Kelly Stout,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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The couple from Mercer County — who declined to identify themselves — won the prize in the New Jersey Mega Millions lottery after recently scanning a ticket originally bought on New Year’s Eve, according to a press release.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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For decades, the set of remains were dubbed Scattered Man John Doe until New Jersey State Police teamed up with the Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center to identified the person.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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The temperatures for late May, even this far north, have plummeted, making the inhospitable terrain of northern Finland even tougher for the Finnish, Swedish and British soldiers halfway through joint live-fire exercises, dubbed Northern Strike 125, in Europe's largest training ground, Rovajärvi.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Rovajärvi, northern Finland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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