labeled

B2 · Upper Intermediate American English

v. to describe someone or something using a specific word, often in a way that is unfair.

v. to assign a person or thing to a category, often in a restrictive or oversimplified manner.

“The media labeled him a hero after he helped his neighbors during the flood.”

“Critics labeled the new architectural style as derivative, failing to recognize the subtle innovations the designer had integrated into the facade.”

B1 · Intermediate American English

adj. having a physical tag or label attached.

adj. bearing a label or identifying mark; the past participle used as an attributive adjective.

“Please put the labeled folders on my desk and leave the blank ones in the drawer.”

“The warehouse was filled with clearly labeled crates, allowing the logistics team to fulfill orders with remarkable speed.”

C1 · Advanced Science American English · Technical

adj. in science, replacing an atom in a molecule with a special version so it can be tracked.

adj. describing a compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radioactive or stable isotope to track its progress through a system.

“The researchers used labeled molecules to see how the drug moved through the body.”

“By using carbon-14 labeled glucose, the biochemists were able to map the metabolic pathway with unprecedented precision.”