as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"
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Recent Examples of denomination
Raman doesn’t belong to the denomination, but perhaps its tenets moved her at Immanuel into believing that another unlikely political revival is in her stars.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Evangelical denominations and pastors, though, even those who are not deeply immersed in politics, are generally willing to speak out on culture-war issues that have political and sometimes legislative implications.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
The historic church at 6th and Lombard streets still looms large as the mother of its denomination.
—Natasha Brown, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Applicants can apply regardless of religious denomination.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Evangelical denominations and pastors, though, even those who are not deeply immersed in politics, are generally willing to speak out on culture-war issues that have political and sometimes legislative implications.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
The historic church at 6th and Lombard streets still looms large as the mother of its denomination.
—Natasha Brown, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Applicants can apply regardless of religious denomination.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denomination
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The department has made public millions of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act but has withheld millions more that officials contend would reveal the names of people who accused Epstein of abuse or cover the department's legal analysis of the case.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The speech and debate clause, under Article 1, Section 6, of the Constitution, gives these members immunity from liability for defamation when reading the list of names aloud in court.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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These are the monikers most common to Gen Z, and today's parents tend to either look to the past or totally new-to-them options.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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The growing presence of the Persian diaspora in Westwood earned it the moniker Tehrangeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Despite its nomenclature, Tesla’s current system called Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD, is not fully autonomous.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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So this whole nomenclature is BS, right?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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In some ways it was set up to fail from the moment those infamous quotation marks around the title were revealed; an attempt by Fennell to get ahead of the very criticisms that have been published this week.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Hornets went 80-19 and won four CIF San Diego Section championships and three state titles in Carter’s time on the Lincoln staff.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Dem-Gaz did not make that designation for itself.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Bolsonaro and his supporters were also pursuing a foreign terrorist designation for two groups — Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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The trade organization, which represents over 16,000 winegrowers and 350 houses in the appellation, reports that the number of bottles of Champagne shipped worldwide dropped to 266 million in 2025.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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Barometer bush is another one of its appellations due to observations that a sudden rise in humidity triggers Texas sage’s massive bloom, typically occurring just before or after rain.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Denomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denomination. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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