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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

"We're ready to keep fighting for the rights of every Granite Stater alongside him," HRC said, using New Hampshire's nickname.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Early on against United at Stamford Bridge, supporters chanted "Steve-o", their tongue-in-cheek nickname for the £38m signing from Palmeiras.

From BBC ● 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

“You got a nickname, too? Or is it just Isaiah?”

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

The pilots, a team of champion drone pilots based in Austin, have “Top Gun”-style nicknames like “Amari” and “Proximo.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Historically, full Moons were given nicknames to help keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

That is, the boisterous Boston guy who calls buddies only by their nicknames, lets everyone at the bar know about it when his team wins and would sacrifice their first born if Brady asked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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

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

Mbappé, who made his debut for Real Madrid in August 2024, has been nicknamed "the dictator" in the football world because of his influence and control over club and international football operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Valentina nicknamed the plane Rodina, the Russian word for “Motherland.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

The caption: “POV: Me on my way to HR yet again for nicknaming my co-worker ‘Tariff’ for costing the company more than they’re worth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025

As with many a critically reviled Broadway musical, those who loved it banded together, nicknaming themselves “Difanas.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2022

The local racetrackers grew fond of the odd, bookish boy, nicknaming him Red, and a few let him ride their horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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