Thesaurus results for CHRISTEN

christen

verb

ˈkri-sᵊn

Definition of christen

as in to name

to give a name to christened the new baby "Ophelia"

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Recent Examples of christen To top it off, the Wajer 38 tender has been christened BonBon and the crew tender called Cracker Jack. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 The brand noted that founder Christian Dior referenced the Chinese city in his spring 1948 haute couture show by christening one of his key looks Shanghai. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for a couple more in his team's first-ever game at the new Highmark Stadium, christening the field with a beatdown that wasn't nearly as close as the score suggested. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The series has been christened ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’, and if that sounds like the sort of thing which could be turned into a Netflix mini-series, that is no coincidence. — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen

Verb

The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Verb

It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.

— The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of call

Verb

The report focused on two buildings of the facility dubbed East and West.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Defendants Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar — dubbed the Cornell 7 online — have all denied wrongdoing.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dub

Verb

To determine the best places to eat on the fairgrounds, our friends at The News & Observer asked readers to nominate their favorites.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Produced by Ken Olin, the drama followed the interconnected lives of the Walker family and was nominated for multiple Emmys for the cast which also included Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Matthew Rhys.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominate

Verb

The remaining nine were designated ammonia-ready, meaning they could be converted to operate on the fuel.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
In 2016, the federal government designated the Sand to Snow National Monument, 154,000 acres of wildlands that extend from alpine conifer forests in the San Bernadino Mountains to the floor of the Mojave Desert.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of designate

Verb

Flour, salt and spices were not labeled with the common name of the food.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
In 2019, Italian police arrested three people in a scheme to sell at least 11,000 counterfeit bottles of Tignanello in Italy, Germany and Belgium, labeled as 2009, 2010 and 2011 vintages but filled with low-quality wine.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of label

Verb

The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
The project, titled 215, is the first in a partnership between Westbrook and private equity firm The Malar Group that will have the two companies developing a slate of films and TV series together.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026