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christened the new baby "Ophelia"
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Recent Examples of christen
The latest Demi Lovato album, Jenna Agresta decided, was the perfect pick to christen her new record player.
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Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
In many ways, Vasconcelos was the perfect artist to christen the museum.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins christened the club’s 60th season with one of the most shameful performances in franchise annals.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
At the time, the future Robert Ballard was expected to be christened in 2024, but Bollinger Shipyards, struggling over the past several years to absorb two new shipyards, has yet to launch the vessel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
In many ways, Vasconcelos was the perfect artist to christen the museum.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins christened the club’s 60th season with one of the most shameful performances in franchise annals.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
At the time, the future Robert Ballard was expected to be christened in 2024, but Bollinger Shipyards, struggling over the past several years to absorb two new shipyards, has yet to launch the vessel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Continue down the road toward Valldemossa, stopping in the town for a late-afternoon treat named coca de patata, a soft bun made with potato flour, from Ca’n Molinas.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The installation was in partnership with another artist named Catalina Bayona, a local youth art education nonprofit called Artists Working in Education, and the Department of Public Works.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In their study, the gold extraction method uses a low-cost, harmless compound called trichloroisocyanuric acid, commonly used in water treatment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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As part of the acquisition, James Cameron, whose Avatar films call 20th Century home, will act as an executive producer.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the two-time MVP’s career, at-the-time head coach Jason Kidd dubbed a lanky, 6-foot-11 teenager the team’s floor general.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some residents have even revived talk of seceding from California and forming their own state, dubbed Jefferson — an idea that dates back decades.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The annual gathering took place a day after the Daytime Emmy Awards, where Gomez was nominated in the Outstanding Culinary Series for her work on Selena + Restaurant.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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She was also nominated for the 2023 Chicago International Film Festival and won the Young Spirit Award at the Deauville Film Festival.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ross, 85, has rejected overtures from hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin; designated his daughter Jennifer as his successor; and has given a significant non-Dolphins sports management job to son-in-law Dan Sillman, an experienced sports executive who is married to Ross’ daughter, Kim.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Skip over the dish pileup with a groovy playlist and designate some helpers to wash and dry before dinner is even served.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Behind the bar, there’s a microdistillery, where each spirit is made, then poured and labeled by hand.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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For example, parody content labeled as AI or videos with an unrealistic style may not meet the threshold for removal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Oct. 2025
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Active-duty military personnel can use out-of-state insurance to title and register any vehicle in their name in Kentucky.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both titles hail from directors with whom Hawke has maintained a strong relationship.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Third-party nationals, as non-EU citizens are termed, are only allowed to spend 90 out of every 180 days in the bloc.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both projects were organized to determine if the 68 percent of all mass and energy, collectively termed dark matter, originates from a pure cosmological constant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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