rename
verb
re·name
(ˌ)rē-ˈnām 
renamed; renaming
: to give (someone or something) a new name
renamed the street in honor of the late mayor
… a 16-year-old who left the Orthodox life a year ago. He has renamed himself Adam to cement the break …—
Ron Kampeas
Ron KampeasThe program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …—Michael J. Miller
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The institution was renamed to Huston-Tillotson University in 2005.
—CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Maybe the show should now be renamed The Summer Steven Held Jeremiah Accountable.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
In one show of self-support, the supplies store that many of the RAD’s artists used — Cheap Joe’s — has been taken over, renamed and reopened by a new couple, Philip and Tina DeAngelo, who already owned a studio in the RAD.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Other big stories ➤ An Arizona lawmaker wants to rename Loop 202 for Charlie Kirk.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Maybe the show should now be renamed The Summer Steven Held Jeremiah Accountable.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
In one show of self-support, the supplies store that many of the RAD’s artists used — Cheap Joe’s — has been taken over, renamed and reopened by a new couple, Philip and Tina DeAngelo, who already owned a studio in the RAD.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Other big stories ➤ An Arizona lawmaker wants to rename Loop 202 for Charlie Kirk.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rename
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rename. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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