as in epithet
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life
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Recent Examples of nickname
Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Some journalists who cover the Capitol have given Thune the nickname Hot Grandpa.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
He was nicknamed ‘the next Xabi Alonso’ for his style of play and Raul and Alvaro Arbeloa, the club’s youth coaches and two legendary former Madrid players, loved the kid.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Sons of Anarchy and Gladiator star joins as Ser Roderick Dustin, someone fans will recognize by his nickname, Roddy the Ruin.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Some journalists who cover the Capitol have given Thune the nickname Hot Grandpa.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
The original school was nicknamed the Castle because of its looks.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
He was nicknamed ‘the next Xabi Alonso’ for his style of play and Raul and Alvaro Arbeloa, the club’s youth coaches and two legendary former Madrid players, loved the kid.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname
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The test question for which Taylor was placed on leave included a quote from the text which had a racial epithet.—
Campbell Roper,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lincoln Heights resident Eric Ruffin said at Tuesday night's village meeting that one of the demonstrators called him a racial epithet.—
Antonia Hylton,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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For practically her entire life, the mom of three has listed her favorite monikers, compiled them into lists and kept up with the latest baby naming trends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The label has already released music on SoundCloud under the moniker XNG3L (Angel) with music produced and written by Danna and Hoyer.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lanigan left Newman/Haas in 2010 and, in December of that year, joined Rahal Letterman Racing, which was subsequently renamed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The team was moved to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2008-09 season and renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, but rumors have circulated ever since that the NBA was looking to add two expansion clubs to its 30-team league, with Seattle and Las Vegas frequently cited as top contenders for the opportunity.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Matt Bomer spouse: In the March 29 Entertainment section, an article about actor Matt Bomer misspelled the surname of his husband, Simon Halls, as Hall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Continuing with longstanding tradition within the British royal family, Prince Harry, 40, and Meghan are using Sussex as the surname for their children Prince Archie, 5 and Princess Lilibet, 3, as inspired by their Sussex titles.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.—
Geoff Manaugh,
The New Yorker,
31 Oct. 2019
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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.—
Kristin Lam,
USA TODAY,
20 Nov. 2019
Verb
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The dog-walk area was not specified in our purchase agreement, but we were all informed verbally of the same information.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Rader acknowledged that not every child younger than 5 is eligible for the measles vaccine, and his study didn’t specify the exact ages of the children younger than 5 who were unvaccinated.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The national ski and snowboard association uses the gold certification to denote the top 10% of clubs that have longstanding records of success.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
2 Apr. 2025
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The historic building, which also houses a 400-seat opera house, has thick tape running throughout its interior, denoting where the U.S. border ends and the Canadian one begins.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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