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Recent Examples of moniker Whether you're immediately inspired by a moniker or diving into the latest naming trends, settling on a name is rarely a straightforward process. Mia Taylor, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025 The singer-songwriter released his first album under the label, Piano Man, the same year, and its title track has become one of Joel’s signature songs — as well as a moniker that follows him to this day. Brendan Le, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 As the number of their exhibitions and fashion collections grew, Women’s History Museum proved to be a perfect moniker, complementing—as accessories do clothing—the questions that their work raises: Does fashion belong in the museum or gallery? Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024 Older neighborhoods were typically named by their residents, with monikers borrowing from the area’s geographic features or institutions, according to William Burg, president of Preservation Sacramento. Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for moniker 
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Noun
  • Opting for relationship terms (auntie) or unrelated nicknames (little cabbage) is the default.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • One nickname — Zombie tranq — reflects shambling from deep sedation.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 1979, Falwell formed the Moral Majority, while Southern Baptist Convention voting delegates elected the first leaders in the Conservative Resurgence, a movement that pulled the denomination further to the right.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Some Christian denominations wait at least 12 days after Christmas until January 6th, also known as The Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The next day, one of his supporters called U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s chambers and called her a racial epithet.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In Greek mythology, Chloe was an epithet of the goddess Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The designation of 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by the United Nations highlights the global focus on quantum advancements and the importance of PQC in securing future technologies.
    Skip Sanzeri, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • While various tribes supported the use of the Antiquities Act in recent years, Burgum suggested monument designations have hurt tribes.
    Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Acosta’s name has come up in the past as a potential candidate for the chopping block.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Banning TikTok in the U.S. would represent an extensive crackdown on social media in the name of national security.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 1967, only about 600 buyers checked the Z28 option box (there was no slash included in the Z28 nomenclature for the first year), but 1968 and 1969 saw about 7,200 and 20,300 Z/28s built, respectively.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Just days before his appearance, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will defend his title in a high-stakes ladder match against Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumble.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Jannik Sinner of Italy return to defend their respective Women’s and Men’s Singles titles.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Soderbergh—doing his own cinematography, as often, under the pseudonym Peter Andrews—crafts a clever style to develop the identification of the camera’s gaze with that of the haunting spirit.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The last installment followed Joe — under the pseudonym Professor Jonathan Moore — in a new, academic career abroad.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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