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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him
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as in denomination
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker
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There are established tech giant stocks with the Wall Street moniker FAANG (Facebook/Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google/Alphabet) and many unicorns in emerging artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cybersecurity sectors.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Downpours forecast across the Caribbean this week could result in life-threatening conditions such as flash floods and mudslides − regardless of whether the disturbance earns a tropical storm moniker or not.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Pascal Stevenson, also known by her moniker Fashion Club, has the peculiar gift of creating sonic landscapes by simply describing them aloud.
—Juan Velasquez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
Although grocery is in the name, the store itself goes far beyond that moniker with a flower shop, apparel and sunglasses line, collaborations with fashion brands like Dover Street Market and a room dedicated to rare or specialty magazines and books.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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In the complete first volume, which appeared in 1854, the Grimms included Wilhelm’s affectionate nickname for his wife, bierlümmel (beer lout).Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kitchens calls her son Serge, a nickname for his full one, Sergio Kitchens.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The U.S. maintained an even larger system of Indian boarding schools than Canada, most of them run by Christian denominations, where abuse of children also flourished.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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This was driven largely by liberal Christian denominations and the work of Christian theologians, particularly Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024
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The organization abandoned its name of over eight decades, the Red Skins, which many Native Americans viewed as a racist epithet.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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If the flipping of this script began with Walz’s epithet, the convention is completing the turnover.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Of course, those big franchise films did come up, and Saldaña offered some new perspective on her designation as a sci-fi standout and a franchise queen.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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White residents claimed Black residents were circulating a petition supporting the designation.Erin Alberty, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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The last successful Maxwell model was called the Chrysler Six, so when Maxwell Motors reorganized, the name was changed to Chrysler Corp. with guess-who as its president and board chairman.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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The online gaming giant will be able to crown the 16 regional sports networks operated by Diamond Sports Group with its moniker, wiping away the Bally Sports nomenclature that has been present on these regional sports outlets for the past few years.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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The nomenclature for the Monarch series is a little confusing.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
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Bieber, a two-time All-Star, holds a career ERA of 3.22 to go alongside a Cy Young award and an ERA title.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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These titles are also cheaper (usually $10 or less) and require less storage.Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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So why is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ – the pseudonym adopted by the inventor of Bitcoin Bitcoin -2.3% and the blockchain – such a resolute recluse?Sandy Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Because of the security risks faced by Russian deserters, pseudonyms are used throughout.Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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