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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Musk renamed Twitter to X after purchasing the company.
—Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The Globe launches its first San Diego National Shakespeare Festival in conjunction with San Diego State College (later renamed San Diego State University).
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The school has since expanded and been renamed Florida Memorial University and is South Florida’s only HBCU.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This is not the first attempt to rename White Settlement Road.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
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Dan Mangan,josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
The Globe launches its first San Diego National Shakespeare Festival in conjunction with San Diego State College (later renamed San Diego State University).
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The school has since expanded and been renamed Florida Memorial University and is South Florida’s only HBCU.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This is not the first attempt to rename White Settlement Road.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rename. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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