The Sonics
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The Sonics are an influential American garage rock band from the 1960s, renowned for their raw, aggressive sound that helped shape the development of punk and hard rock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sonics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12285677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sonics Context triple: [Money (That's What I Want), hasCoverVersion, The Sonics]
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A.
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were a former NBA franchise based in Seattle, Washington, known for their passionate fan base, distinctive green-and-gold colors, and a 1979 championship before relocating and becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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B.
Puget Sound Loggers
The Puget Sound Loggers are the athletic teams representing the University of Puget Sound in intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Florida Blazers
The Florida Blazers were a short-lived professional American football team based in Orlando that competed in the mid-1970s World Football League.
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D.
The Kings
The Kings are a Canadian rock band best known for their early-1980s hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide."
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E.
Seattle Totems
The Seattle Totems were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington, that competed primarily in the Western Hockey League from the 1950s through the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sonics Target entity description: The Sonics are an influential American garage rock band from the 1960s, renowned for their raw, aggressive sound that helped shape the development of punk and hard rock.
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A.
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were a former NBA franchise based in Seattle, Washington, known for their passionate fan base, distinctive green-and-gold colors, and a 1979 championship before relocating and becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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B.
Puget Sound Loggers
The Puget Sound Loggers are the athletic teams representing the University of Puget Sound in intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Florida Blazers
The Florida Blazers were a short-lived professional American football team based in Orlando that competed in the mid-1970s World Football League.
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D.
The Kings
The Kings are a Canadian rock band best known for their early-1980s hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide."
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E.
Seattle Totems
The Seattle Totems were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington, that competed primarily in the Western Hockey League from the 1950s through the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.