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
PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
The label is part of a standardized risk-rating system used in California.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to strike drug cartels in Mexico that had been labeled foreign terrorist organizations, one of his more unorthodox campaign promises.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Access to the motherboard’s top edge might not be a worry for those who choose a reverse-connector motherboard from Asus or MSI (employing the label Asus Back to the Future (BTF) or MSI Project Zero).
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
The label is part of a standardized risk-rating system used in California.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
For example, some cellphone holders, such as those that clamp to bicycle handlebars, are more correctly labeled as cellphone mounts.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to strike drug cartels in Mexico that had been labeled foreign terrorist organizations, one of his more unorthodox campaign promises.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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The cat's owner, who uses the social media tag @freya_wanderpaws, shared a video of her 3-year-old tabby chewing into the side of a cardboard box.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Your browser does not support the video tag. DeMario Douglas, WR, NE: This is a pure volume play, but Stefon Diggs’ health is in question — supposedly ready for Week 1, but how ready is still a question, as is the rapport level with Drake Maye.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Victor Tony Jones, 64, is scheduled to be killed Sept. 30 at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which would mark the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Johnnie Walker, the world’s best-selling Scotch whisky, has announced a global partnership with pop star Sabrina Carpenter, marking one of its most visible efforts yet to capture younger legal-age consumers through music and culture.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Food Network named Otto Pizza & Pastry in Tempe, Arizona, the best pizza slice in the state.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Bondi told the president he is named in the Epstein files, according to media reports.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Aaronson will likely play a similar position and wear the same number: No. 10, a historical marker of leadership and excellence.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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State and federal officials want to erase those markers of respect and affirmation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Palace will be hoping this isn’t the last time those supporters get their passports stamped this season.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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The cards will be stamped after the flight as having reached space and then returned to the students and others who decorated their fronts. NS-35 will be Blue Origin's 5th flight by the H.G. Wells capsule and 21st New Shepard cargo mission.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
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Instead, call the APS Outage Hotline at 602-371-3680 or 1-855-688-2437 or visit aps.com/outage.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Feb. 2023
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To go along with sandwiches, there will be beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks sold via drink tickets.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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While some may balk at the $104 ticket price, what is being presented isn’t merely a large-screen version of the classic 1939 film, but an experience – and one that has already moved more than 120,000 tickets for showings scheduled (so far) through March.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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Perkins dubbed this new gang of comedy talent the ‘Brit Art’ crew and reflected on how the pandemic stymied this kind of collaboration.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Corll tortured, raped and killed at least 28 boys and young men between the ages of 13 and 20 in a rash of crimes dubbed the Houston Mass Murders.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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