styled

verb

Definition of stylednext
past tense of style
as in named
to give a name to although nowadays he's often styled a biologist, he's probably better thought of as a classic 19th-century naturalist

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  1. termed
  2. designated
  3. nominated
  4. titled
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  • San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year.
    Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This interpretation is based on the point of view of individual photons and can be termed bottom-up or reductionist.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of termed
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  • Taipei's Defense Ministry separately said on Monday that the Chinese military had designated several chunks of airspace close to Taiwan as reserved.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Taiwan’s Defense Ministry also said on Monday that the PLA had designated seven zones of reserved airspace to the east of its coastal Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of designated
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  • He was nominated and approved by the Senate in 2019, and stepped aside shortly after Biden was inaugurated in 2021.
    Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • President Biden nominated Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nominated
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  • Officially titled the Enforcement and Modernization Directive, the Omnibus Directive amended the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Price Indications Directive.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Colony first opened with black terrazzo floors, which were reinstalled, and had a small mural behind the front desk titled The Early Days in Palm Beach.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of titled
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