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
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The singer’s new album, her first for her new label, Kesha Records, is set to debut on July 4.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 11 Apr. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism labels heavy drinking as more than 8 drinks per week for women and more than 15 drinks per week for men.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Distributed by Foton Distribution, a new label from the producer Foton Pictures.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The singer’s new album, her first for her new label, Kesha Records, is set to debut on July 4.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Culture, Media & Sport Committee’s suggestion that the industry impose a 5% levy on streaming giants’ UK revs was even labeled as lacking consensus in the 126-page report, and Netflix and others were fast out the blocks to bullishly push back.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism labels heavy drinking as more than 8 drinks per week for women and more than 15 drinks per week for men.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods defeated The War Raiders to win the World Tag Team Championship, securing their 12th tag title win across Raw and SmackDown and 13th overall.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Mets challenged the call and replays appeared to show Acuña beating the tag with his pinky, but the call was upheld.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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For one young White Party guest, the event marked an entrée into the world of entertainment star-makers Being invited to a White Party was the ultimate stamp of success, says rapper and record producer Jay Blaze, 37.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a news conference Thursday to mark 100 days since the fires and to tout the speed of the recovery.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Council recently was named third-team all-Atlantic 10 after averaging 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game during the 2024-25 season.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hello, Beast There are certain mile markers for the NFL offseason, as the Super Bowl gives way to the draft.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday evening, state police were called about a body discovered in the median near the 280-mile marker on I-40, a news release from state police said Monday afternoon.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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As of Thursday, tickets are no longer available for purchase on the festival's website.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.—
Nerdwallet,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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For the sake of clarity, this collection focuses specifically on the PlayStation versions of both games dubbed Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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And while the all-female crew aboard the Blue Origin’s Spaceflight has been dubbed historic, King’s longtime best friend, Oprah Winfrey, got emotional during take off.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Label.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/label. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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