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trivial name

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as in pen name

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Shangguanluan, a Chinese writer and activist who is known professionally by her pen name, moved to Taiwan in 2021 with her Taiwanese husband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
An economy that stretches to Haiti For Jean-Marie Denis, the Haitian writer and Little Haiti cultural activist better known by his pen name, Jan Mapou, the withdrawal of Haitians from public life evokes something from Haiti’s past.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

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Currently, Wegovy, the brand name for semaglutide, is the only weekly GLP-1 medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat obesity in children over 12 years old.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
As an alternative to estrogen-progestogen therapy, ACOG also recommends a pill, sold under the brand name Duavee, that combines estrogen and a drug called bazedoxifene.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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There was the use of nom de plume when a reporter was concerned about retribution for news content, but many reports identified sources for information so that readers at least understood whether to believe the story.

— Shannon E. Martin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2026
In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.

— E.L. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026

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What followed was a meticulous restoration focused on preserving the original structures and historical details, and eventually, the addition of a couple of new buildings in the same vernacular to accommodate larger suites.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Hollywood productions coming in are good for the industry because the crews get work, but the stories are not Australian and the vernacular is not Australian.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vernacular

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Whatever its origin story, it might be argued that as the shortest binomial composed entirely of vowels, Ia io gives scientists reason enough to shout hurrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.

— Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024

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The title is unsurprisingly a misnomer, as there is no safe exit to be found.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
The common name pilot black snake is a misnomer, stemming from an old belief that the black rat snake led rattlesnakes and other snake species to favorable overwintering sites.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of misnomer

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When Washington in May designated Brazil’s two largest criminal factions, the First Capital Command and the Red Command, as terrorist organizations, Lula warned the labels could become a pretext for American intervention.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The new edition of Throwing Muses, due December 11 on 4AD, celebrates the first full-length album by the first American band ever signed by the label, a major inflection point in its history.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

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