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 …—
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Ron KampeasThe program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …—Michael J. Miller
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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
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
His rival, Othniel Charles Marsh, renamed the dinosaur Dryptosaurus in a footnote in an 1877 paper on different dinosaurs, surely meant to slight Cope.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Here are some ideas about how LinkedIn could rename the labels for the actual posts.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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
His rival, Othniel Charles Marsh, renamed the dinosaur Dryptosaurus in a footnote in an 1877 paper on different dinosaurs, surely meant to slight Cope.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Here are some ideas about how LinkedIn could rename the labels for the actual posts.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rename. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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