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nickname

[nik-naym] / ˈnɪkˌneɪm /


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Detractors have given her the nickname “Tiffany O’Data Center.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Jewish-majority parties opposed to Netanyahu, known by his nickname Bibi, won 48 seats, while two Arab-majority parties, Raam and the Joint List, secured a combined 19 seats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Despite its nickname, the tax also falls on more modest multifamily residences like apartment buildings that exceed the sales price benchmarks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Information superhighway” was a fitting nickname for a system that could blast the average user through a vast network of art and intelligence.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dad rolls his eyes, and I wait for Aunt Melissa to snap at him for using her childhood nickname.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The Telluride HEV is the sort of vehicle families get emotionally attached to, giving them affectionate nicknames like Bessie or Maude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Click here to find out why full Moons are given nicknames.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

They have earned it the nicknames "Copper capital" and "World cobalt capital".

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

A fan favorite for his witty wording and player nicknames, King turned his most famous catchphrase, “Gimme the Hotsauce,” into the name of his podcast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

I knew that she at least liked these boys as friends, because she had given them all nicknames.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

The carefully coordinated operation, nicknamed the "Big Bang," took months to prepare and was completed approximately six weeks after engineers carried out an identical procedure on Voyager 2.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Shares in the company nicknamed “the front page of the internet” tumbled 25% to $96.85, with the decline at 44% since the start of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Weil’s adversaries nicknamed the firm “We’ll Getcha & Mangle Ya,” for its aggressive—and successful—tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A longtime videographer for Sanders, Neely mentioned that some members of the media seem to thrive off of negative coverage of Sanders, nicknamed Coach Prime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We do have the same name, don’t we? Only I wish someone had nicknamed me ‘Lizza,’ too.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

To kick off the globally renowned festival, Carpenter - headlining for the first time - turned the stage into the Hollywood Hills, nicknaming it "Sabrinawood".

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Sokol earned a reputation for being hard-driving and sometimes difficult, with some nicknaming him “The Great Young God,” a nod to both his intelligence and his ego.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

Aside from nicknaming Haley “birdbrain,” Trump and his allies largely ignored her until recent weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

They had extinguished the main fire, which ignited smaller ones, nicknaming it “la Mère,” or mother, in French.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

At some point after the nicknaming, our Radar grew about six inches and started wearing contacts, so I suppose that 3.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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