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 After spending some time playing in a (very cool) makeshift stadium on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Northwestern Wildcats finally christened the new Ryan Field in an important Big Ten clash with Penn State. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 On social media, Ellison announced Friday that the merged companies will be christened Skydance. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 In the 1970s, the historic machine shop building on 4th Street was acquired and christened the Gilbert Gallery. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 In some of the new villas, christened Le Ville della Marchesa, details include headboards upholstered with the famous Missoni zigzag and bathrooms that combine the original gray marble with the brightness of Vietri. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

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Verb

In June, Kifowit was named executive director of the Construction Industry Service Corporation, a non-profit labor-management association representing unionized construction trades in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
In the late 20th century the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional; EZLN), named for the peasant revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, was founded to protect Indigenous communities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Verb

Her enthusiasm for the Mexican tradition came from her oldest sister, who frequently dubbed it her favorite holiday.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Al Jardine, the only other living member of the original Beach Boys lineup, is continuing to tour heavily with veteran members of Brian Wilson’s group that he’s dubbed the Pet Sounds Band.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of dub

Verb

LaBute was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay, which in and of itself should be a marker of the film’s quality given the Razzies’ consistent knack for being on the wrong side of history.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
One of the most memorable episodes of the late Obama years, of course, was the attempt to nominate and put forward Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, which was blocked by Senator [Mitch] McConnell.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominate

Verb

The United States designates both critical minerals and critical materials, and there is some crossover between them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Sotheby’s announced Thursday that the works, recently designated French national treasures, had been withdrawn following discussions between the Schlumberger family and the city of Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne’s hometown.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of designate

Verb

Many tests for emerging drugs are labeled for forensic use only, and clinical tests for living patients require approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a diagnostic tool.

— Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
Records label and making its live performance debut on New Year’s Day 1982.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of label

Verb

Her series on Baltimore school teachers in China titled 'Baltimore East' won best documentary by the Society of Professional Journalists.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
In a June 2026 paper titled When AI Builds Itself, Anthropic warned that the recursive loop has moved from science fiction to operational reality faster than the company itself expected.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

Now, Newsom is termed out of the governor’s mansion early next year and is reportedly laying the groundwork for a presidential run in 2028, where his track record on homelessness will almost inevitably come up on the campaign trail.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Quantum particles carrying information that could determine their behavior is termed hidden variables, since this information might not be accessible for scientists to observe it.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026