How to Use in name in a Sentence
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The slight tweak in name, along with adding words to the name, suggests a wholly fresh start.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
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Hollowed to the core, the Haitian state exists in name only.
—Monique Clesca, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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That has not stopped the liberal base from focusing their ire on the group, viewing them as Democrats in name only.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
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Advertisement Peel back the details and the connection to the Padres is in name and paycheck only.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
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Less money, more problems Then there are the promotions in name only.
—Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
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So the budget deadline isn’t really met — only in name.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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The approaches sound similar in name but are in fact very different.
—Daniel Kurtzer, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2023
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Will fans be more interested in these games if all but the championship ones are special, mostly, in name only?
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
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What the Galaxy lacked in name recognition on Sunday night was more than made up for by their youthful vitality.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
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The court’s May 25 ruling (pdf) in favor of the plaintiffs was technically unanimous, but in name only.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 25 May 2023
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He has been noted not to be a boss in name only, but someone who actively participates in the day-to-day running of A-1 Auto Transport.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
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This can include changes in name, pronouns, clothing, haircuts, and using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
—Thaddeus Cramer, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
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But as celebrities who are now royals in name only, the couple has to generate their buzz and cultural relevance on their own.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
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Those women — except for the lone Republican — sponsored the resolution that, in name, promised to offer them equal rights.
—Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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The show’s decision to end the series with someone who is not a Roy in name or blood as the CEO of the life-consuming corportate firm at the center of its drama is indicative of its insignificance.
—Carrie Wittmer, Men's Health, 29 May 2023
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Most of the Democratic candidates have the power of incumbency, in name recognition and fund-raising.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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Originally it was envisioned by then-Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as a tax in name only.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
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Croatia managed to join in 2013, but the rest of the western Balkans made little if any progress toward membership and Turkey remained a candidate in name only.
—Laszlo Bruszt, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
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Players from across the world, where domestic competitions were often professional only in name, flocked there.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Jonathan Glazer makes movies slowly and rarely, only one every ten years or so, and his thoughtful, delicate hand is most apparent in his latest, which is based only in name and general theme on Martin Amis’s 2014 novel.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 June 2023
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In regard to the Republican Committee's billboard and website, Morgan said he's heard from a few people who were confused by the similarity in name to the actual library's website, www.salinecountylibrary.org/ .
—Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
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In this manner, old democracies can be slowly transformed into a democracy in name only, succeeding only in obstructing the democratic will of the majority of the electorate.
—Ronn Pineo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
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Sean Foreman, a professor of political science at Barry University, said in name recognition alone, Martinez will likely jump to a top position in a crowded field.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
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The corporation would be charged with creating a formal certification process for people seeking to represent athletes in name, image and likeness (NIL) dealings.
—Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
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In many ways, Tool are a rock band in name only — some of their songs are more like compositions, and their shows are definitely intended to be full sensory experiences, transcendence-seeking in group settings, than traditional rock-out concerts.
—Katherine Turman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
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The hollowing out of democratic institutions pushes India closer and closer to becoming a democracy only in name and an electoral autocracy in practice.
—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Authorities believe the syndicate received remittances from India in name of exporting electronic devices, diamonds, gems and precious metals, Ip said.
—Kanis Leung, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
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Japan's Financial Services Agency official says companies may be promoting women in name but not giving them managerial compensation or duties.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
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