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adjective

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verb

past tense of term

as in called

to give a name to the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out

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The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 That agreement remains unimplemented due to what the government has termed budgetary constraints. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Maxwell’s Tabitha also finds herself in an inter-office relationship best termed problematic. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Fruen is seeking re-election, and Vice Mayor Liang Chao is termed out. — Sanestina Hunter, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 Escalona was elected District 3 commissioner in December after Joe Carollo termed out. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Earnings at Nike are also termed low quality on Wolfe's screen, with an EQ score of 17. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 For example, Isaac Newton’s dispute with Christiaan Huygens over the nature of light—did light consist of particles, or corpuscles, as Newton termed them, or waves, as Huygens contested—breaks down today into quantum optics and classical optics. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2026

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Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026

Definition of designated

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In 1921, a small Japanese company called Shimano began making bicycle freewheels in Osaka.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
There are also plans afoot by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) called SNA3G, which are preliminary plans for an eventual replacement of the Suffren-class in the future.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

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Opening her case, Karmy-Jones walked through the allegations from the six women, who have a lifelong right to anonymity even though they are being named in court.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The bill in consideration was originally named Ryder’s Law after a 14-year-old carriage horse who collapsed in 2022 and was later euthanized due to cancer.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of named

Verb

That pad, now dubbed LC-36A, was devastated by a massive explosion during a test back in May, but construction crews have worked 24/7 to try and build it back to launch capability before the end of the year.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The petition, dubbed No Sidewalk Bots, urges the city to halt the sidewalk robot program until the technology's impact is evaluated and rules can be implemented.

— Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbed

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Their ascent on YouTube included a 2025 comedic boxing match between Andrijasevic and Al-Emad, titled Hamzah vs Martin and held in Toronto over three rounds.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
According to Chanel, the piece is an emblematic 1932 design from Gabrielle Chanel’s only High Jewelry collection, titled Bijoux de Diamants.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of titled

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The big story China's decades-long push for yuan internationalization is getting a lift from the buildout of Hong Kong as a gold trading center — denominated in the Chinese currency.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Square identifies Bitcoin as the payment method while keeping the transaction denominated in dollars within its reporting environment.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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