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
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Product labels and pack dates can be found here.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Containers not properly labeled.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Part of the challenge is that music labels and artists do not upload songs directly to platforms like Spotify.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Product labels and pack dates can be found here.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
As a result, the group decided to label National Trick or Treat Day as an extension of Halloween, not an alternative.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Containers not properly labeled.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Loom is a tech platform that connects users with designers to upcycle unworn clothes, PulpaTronics produces metal-free, chip-less RFID paper tags and Renasens creates waterless, chemical-free technology that turns blended textile waste into raw materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Calpak Evry starter bundle includes a carry-on, a large check-in suitcase, a five-piece set of packing cubes and matching luggage tags.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The catch also marked Kelce's 100th career receiving touchdown, including the playoffs.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Binet’s Porte was duly constructed late the following year and marked a kind of apotheosis of natural design incorporated within architecture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The two were falsely named as recruits to the university's crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport, including posing for photos of themselves working out using crew machines.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The survey said 30% of employers named chronic disease, 26% cited higher use of services and 22% said hospital prices accelerated the cost of health insurance.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Villareal was heading west, near the 26 mile marker, when the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro struck the deer, left the roadway and collided with a tree, the report says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Later research discovered that the children had bone markers and ritualized burial treatment suggesting they had been sacrificed, and the site became known as La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, or the Cave of the Dead Children.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All are different, each is stamped with the same sensibility and craftsmanship.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Have your punch card stamped at each stop and indulge.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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After getting to the ring to call for an opponent, fans received a surprise.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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No one won the jackpot on Monday, but three tickets in New York matched five numbers to win $1 million each.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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How much is a Powerball lottery ticket today?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jones was named in an unsealed indictment Thursday as part of a widespread gambling investigation that federal officials have dubbed Operation Nothing But Bet.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, in March photos emerged of a series of new barge-like PLA ships dubbed Shuiqiao that can link together to form a loading dock from over a half-mile out to sea—drastically boosting Beijing’s land invasion potency.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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