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Recent Examples of rechristen
Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.
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Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rechristen
Verb
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The owners of the Beau, which opened May 16, decided to rename their restaurant-bar Witherby.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The two reunited in Polka Tulk Blues, along with Mythology guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward, renaming themselves Earth, then Black Sabbath in August 1969 after a 1963 Italian-French horror film starring Boris Karloff.—
Roy Trakin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Once a new blacktop coating is in place, the counterfeiter relabels the parts by printing new text onto the blacktop coating, and the recycled parts are ready to sell.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Sep. 2013
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Shippers then relabel the country of origin before selling it on to independent refineries in China.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The news came from prolific leaker Majin Bu, who perhaps spoke too soon with their latest leak, which claimed to show the battery for the upcoming slim phone, nicknamed the iPhone 17 Air.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Part of Florida’s beloved Treasure Coast, Fort Pierce is nicknamed Sunrise City thanks to its otherworldly shows over the Indian River Lagoon and Atlantic Ocean that give you an automatic jumpstart to your day.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rechristen. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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