label
noun
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
labels
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pluralof label.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof label (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
labelnouna slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
Example Sentences
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The report concluded that private labels wouldn’t necessarily kill big legacy players, and that danger depended on the product and the country, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fortunately, the data contained in the report are not nearly as worrying as the bright orange warning labels placed next to many common snacks make them seem.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ask people to scrutinize food companies, labels and regulatory assumptions, and eventually they will scrutinize the regulators, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
According to a 2025 poll, 37% of American Jews identify as Zionist, 7% as anti-Zionist and 8% as non-Zionist; 48% identified with none of those labels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She skips over to her side of the bed, reaches under her pillow, and brings me a whole handful of torn-off labels.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
