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Recent Examples of christen
It has been christened The Connoisseur’s Trunk and according to the Sotheby’s catalog it is estimated to fetch between $25,000 - $50,000.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Nearly a month later, her experiment in culinary nostalgia and empathetic ownership continues in what Armenta has christened East Los Pantry.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The firm is christened Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett — named for Louis, Sam, Alex, and Katrina.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
On June 13, Princess Ines will be christened at Drottningholm Palace Chapel in Stockholm in a day that doubles as her parents' tenth wedding anniversary.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Nearly a month later, her experiment in culinary nostalgia and empathetic ownership continues in what Armenta has christened East Los Pantry.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The firm is christened Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett — named for Louis, Sam, Alex, and Katrina.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
On June 13, Princess Ines will be christened at Drottningholm Palace Chapel in Stockholm in a day that doubles as her parents' tenth wedding anniversary.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen
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He was then named the Florida Director of Operations for John Kerry’s presidential campaign.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Archaeologists previously found a burial named Tumulus T-52, which housed over 3,000 amber beads.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Instead, call the APS Outage Hotline at 602-371-3680 or 1-855-688-2437 or visit aps.com/outage.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Feb. 2023
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The trio — who dub themselves the bathroom team in a nod to their past late-night trip to the toilets — hand their keys to Hyun-ju, the natural choice for leader.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Pitt’s Midcentury Modern home, dubbed the Steel House, is one of several owned by the movie star.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The Senate has also proposed a number of amendments, some of which undo the proposals put forward by the House, chief among them, making Opportunity Zones a permanent program, and allowing governors to reopen the window to nominate new tracts every ten years.—
Oludolapo Makinde,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, candidates seeking nomination in the 2026 general primary election can begin circulating petitions on Aug. 5 and must file nominating documents between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Walters noted that both direct and indirect loans to the general fund budget are drawn from special funds designated for specific purposes.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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How to know if special teams players are ... well, special Via email, Rob C. asks: How can the coaching staff, specifically special teams, assess guys designated for special teams?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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The dishes were labeled, dried in an oven at 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours, then weighed.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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For Native Americans, or American Indian and Alaska Natives as they are labeled by the Census Bureau, Mecklenburg County saw the highest growth in the region for that population.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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The site’s cartoon features a sample film titled An Unverifiable Veracity, apparently some joke by an Al Gore supporter riffing on the sham climate-change documentary An Inconvenient Truth.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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As per tradition, the Swiss genre showcase will frame its annual retrospective through a sociological lens, this year turning its focus to health with a 20-film deep dive cheekily titled Take Care.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Michele Mulroney is running for president of the Writers Guild of America West — unopposed, at least for now — after current president Meredith Stiehm termed out after nearly four years at the helm.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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The letter cited multiple emergency orders signed by DeSantis during the administration of President Joe Biden waiving state purchasing rules in order to address what the governor termed as an emergency caused by an influx of undocumented immigrants to the United States.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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