nomenclature
Example Sentences
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More than updating nomenclature, they are reclaiming a stolen identity and forcing a collision between manufactured labels and the weight of history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
But as his nomenclature has become longer, the number of soldiers assembled for inspection has shrunk each year with embattled forces deployed to frontlines elsewhere.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Reading through the ongoing debate about this nomenclature, it’s striking that what one group takes as totally obvious isn’t necessarily accepted by the other side.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2025
My mom sure knew how to keep a secret, but she had a real lack of imagination for nomenclature.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
“You are even more clever than I could have hoped,” Hector says, not bothering to refute or confirm her musings about his colleague’s nomenclature.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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