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as in called
to give a name to
I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt
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as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second
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Recent Examples of dubbed
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
And while most of the bourbon in Kentucky is produced outside the city, downtown once housed a concentration of bourbon-adjacent businesses dubbed Whiskey Row.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Stocks including former leaders Micron Technology and Sandisk started selling off at the end of last week, but losses accelerated this week after Google unveiled a new compression technique , dubbed TurboQuant, that could cut memory requirements for AI large language models sixfold.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The official funding notice, which was posted in January, provides a more detailed look at how the new mechanism, dubbed a PF5, will work, but has still left researchers with questions.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Australian surveyors first recorded a persistent underwater quacking dubbed the Bio-Duck noise in the 1960s.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men were arrested in a large-scale 2021 joint operation dubbed Operation Windstar, which charged feuding members of Case and Acorn street gangs.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
March 25 was the day in 1863 that the first Medal of Honor was presented to six Union Army volunteers led by civilian James Andrews, dubbed Andrews’ Raiders.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Back in October, five women of the WNBA were dubbed Glamour Women of the Year amid their fight for fair pay.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
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The project, dubbed Montoro Estates, would build a two-story, 9,480-square-foot house with a walkout basement, pool, spa and main- and lower-level garages on an empty lot at 2545 Ruette Nice.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
And while most of the bourbon in Kentucky is produced outside the city, downtown once housed a concentration of bourbon-adjacent businesses dubbed Whiskey Row.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Stocks including former leaders Micron Technology and Sandisk started selling off at the end of last week, but losses accelerated this week after Google unveiled a new compression technique , dubbed TurboQuant, that could cut memory requirements for AI large language models sixfold.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The official funding notice, which was posted in January, provides a more detailed look at how the new mechanism, dubbed a PF5, will work, but has still left researchers with questions.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Australian surveyors first recorded a persistent underwater quacking dubbed the Bio-Duck noise in the 1960s.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men were arrested in a large-scale 2021 joint operation dubbed Operation Windstar, which charged feuding members of Case and Acorn street gangs.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
March 25 was the day in 1863 that the first Medal of Honor was presented to six Union Army volunteers led by civilian James Andrews, dubbed Andrews’ Raiders.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Back in October, five women of the WNBA were dubbed Glamour Women of the Year amid their fight for fair pay.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubbed
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The clip, shared by her owner, shows the golden retriever—now named Kaiko—settling into a bedroom on what was described as her very first night living indoors.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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San Diego State’s Ava Schaffel was named the Mountain West conference pitcher of the week for allowing two runs on four hits in 9 2/3 innings over two games, although the Aztecs (19-15, 4-5) lost two of three games at New Mexico.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Storm had the Inter&Co Stadium crowd of 11,127 people on their feet early after Columbus fumbled the opening kickoff and safety Josh Minkins jumped on it to give the Storm their initial possession inside the 30-yard line.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the years went by, judges complained that the city’s in-house lawyers had fumbled key casework.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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After the fight was called, Barber lay on the canvas for a few minutes, looking around and breathing heavily, while UFC trainers evaluated her.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Les Grenadiers, as the team is often called, were in the midst of a magical run through the regional tournament that determined which teams from North America would earn a place in the 2026 World Cup.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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But few, if any, think about what the pain of losing a championship in October will feel, something Blue Jays manager John Schneider had to endure last season when his team blew a 3-2 series lead to the Dodgers.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Duke blew a 14-point lead to lose to Houston in the Final Four with Flagg and Knueppel.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The capsule is relying on the gravity of Earth and the moon — termed a free-return lunar trajectory — to complete the round-trip figure-eight loop.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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This look is also termed the Cellophane.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The pain was particularly acute for worshippers who knew people who had been murdered or kidnapped by Hamas fighters.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just months before launch, a white police officer murdered George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere on Reddit, in what is labeled an Oracle employees group, there was discussion about job cuts in Canada, India and the United States over the last week.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the deepfake usages, while clearly labeled as satire when Deep Voodoo does it, can still contribute to a culture of mistrust online.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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After news broke Tuesday that the striking WGAW staff would be booted off their health insurance plans effective April 1, a person with knowledge said that western executive director Ellen Stutzman has met with the staff union’s leadership twice since AMPTP talks began.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Red Sox proved us right by punching their ticket for the first time since 2021, and then getting booted out by the Yankees in the first round.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Dubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubbed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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