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also monicker
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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him
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as in denomination
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker
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Recent Examples of moniker
Seven years later, the moniker that shall remain nameless in this space was out and rebranded the Washington Football Team.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Dunham’s husband and co-creator Luis Felber is a musician, who performs under the moniker Attawalpa.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
McClain's moniker is named after Bernie Madoff, the former Nasdaq chairman who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history by defrauding thousands of investors.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Moo Deng is the seventh calf from her parents and shares her enclosure with siblings possessing similar monikers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Dunham’s husband and co-creator Luis Felber is a musician, who performs under the moniker Attawalpa.
—Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
McClain's moniker is named after Bernie Madoff, the former Nasdaq chairman who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history by defrauding thousands of investors.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Moo Deng is the seventh calf from her parents and shares her enclosure with siblings possessing similar monikers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moniker
Noun
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John was also known as John Luke, a nickname his older cousin gave him.—
Damenica Ellis,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her Lady Vengeance nickname is just something the media made up to fuel the story.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Despite its latest losses, the SBC is still the nation’s largest Protestant denomination by a longshot.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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Catholics are not the only faith group to speak out against this bill, with leaders from other Christian denominations as well as Jewish leaders voicing their opposition.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Tackett shouted racial epithets against Latinos at the driver before hurling a cup of hot coffee into their car, splashing the victim’s face, hands and the inside of his car, Oldoerp said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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The two welders who had been spewing racist epithets at Pierre, the lawsuit said, began retaliating.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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As expected, DeChambeau has received the designation with great enthusiasm.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The restoration of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, designation comes after a New York federal judge earlier this month blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to shave six months off of the protections, which are usually for 18 months.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Sun Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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According to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) top 1,000 baby boy names list, Max has been a popular name since 1900.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
28 July 2025
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The center entered his name into the transfer portal after former head coach Biff Poggi’s departure at the beginning of December.—
Emma Moon
July 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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Surgeons employ a precise classification and nomenclature system to characterize scoliosis, tailoring their approach based on the patient’s age, the type of scoliosis and the underlying cause driving its development.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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It’s thought that this nomenclature probably resulted from the fact that the vine looks quite unkempt when left untrained, yet other scholars believe that the wild side of the name comes from the wine’s characteristic aromas.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Chicago Cubs The Cubs needed to be decisive to boost their chances at a division title over the Brewers.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The winger has won two La Liga titles and helped Spain to European Championship glory in 2024, while lighting up last year’s Champions League with an array of impressive performances.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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The action-thriller is an adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian tale, originally published in 1982 under the prolific author's Richard Bachman pseudonym, which served as the basis for the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle of the same name.—
Clark Collis Updated,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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The short text—reprinted in full in Katz’s book—documents the lives and loves of some two dozen lesbians, all of whom were based on real people Adams knew but identified in Lesbian Love only by pseudonyms.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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“Moniker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moniker. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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