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moniker

[mon-i-ker] / ˈmɒn ɪ kər /


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This is a player who inherited the Tugboat moniker in his youth because he supposedly looked like a small, seafaring vessel while lumbering around the bases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

By then we'll know what's the most suitable moniker - the overly-familiar Sebba or Poco - or something more stern.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

They also gave it the moniker "black hole star - one," suggesting it may be the first example of a broader population.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

To borrow the dim sum moniker, it touches the heart.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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