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monikers

noun

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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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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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Recent Examples of monikers Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The monikers Bella and Luna have consistently vied for the top spot, with Max topping the charts in 2022, before being unseated by Milo. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Expect to see names like Helaena, Baela, and Alicent all become popular monikers for princesses-in-training in the next few years—dragons not included. — Parents, 31 July 2026 The jokes and goofy monikers mattered. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Tucked into the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minneapolis embraces many monikers, like Mill City and the Mini-Apple. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026 Big Bear’s most famous bald eagle family is growing, and now the public has a chance to help choose the monikers for its newest members. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 On the one hand, Operation Epic Fury seems more abstract than other military monikers from this administration. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026

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Voting is underway for the Official State Dish Registry, which aims to be a permanent record of the foods that help define each state's identity, much like state birds and nicknames.

— James Powel, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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According to Dundy, rebellion against their father defined much of the future filmmaker’s life, which unfolded as a struggle for freedom characterized by bold actions and boldface names.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Those names can be drafted in the middle rounds as upside options in an offense that is expected to take another step forward.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

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The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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More than 200 titles will launch with Indonesian dubbing, with a wider slate available in Indonesian subtitles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort catalogue titles will be available on Vidio starting on September 1 through the dedicated Short Drama tab, launched by Vidio last year, for subscribers on the TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra, and Ultimate packages.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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This insularity causes the same surnames to show up over and over in public records from Followers communities in Idaho, and, just as happened in the faith’s earlier generations, the sprawling Followers families tend to intermarry.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Make sure estate documents and beneficiary designations reflect your wishes, including charitable giving.

— Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The designations build on the State Department's September 2025 terrorist designations of Los Choneros and Los Lobos, and on earlier actions by Treasury against those groups and CJNG.

— Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of designations

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Two are being identified with pseudonyms out of concern for the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

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