Thesaurus results for CHRISTEN

christen

verb

ˈkri-sᵊn

Definition of christen next

as in to name

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

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Recent Examples of christen Her keel was laid down on February 3, 1994, at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and she was christened on February 18, 1995. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026 Emanuel Sharp made all three of his 3s to christen his revenge tour. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 William and Kate named a lifeboat at the outing, which Kate christened with champagne after William made a speech. —

Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 As a radio format, AOR also spotlighted album tracks, with program directors at the time following their gut to play worthy songs not necessarily christened as singles by the record labels. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

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But simply naming the great fear and sharing it with the millions of watchers in living rooms and hotels and airport lobbies was a trial almost too painful to contemplate.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Adebayo named a finalist The NBA announced Tuesday that Adebayo is one of six finalists for the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026