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christened the new baby "Ophelia"
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Recent Examples of christen
In a grand finale, the drones formed a popping champagne bottle, and the voice of Disney CEO Bob Iger officially christened the Disney Treasure, the newest cruise ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
After Tuesday’s proceedings, on the practice court that Taurasi christened last summer, Thomas, U’Ren, head coach Nate Tibbetts and Sabally posed for a photo.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The troubled woman who christened herself Mother God died of her own neo-hippie health regimen; her emaciated corpse was blue from consuming colloidal silver.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
So, Nasser asked the IAU if the moment could be christened by actually naming 2002 VE Zoozve.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
After Tuesday’s proceedings, on the practice court that Taurasi christened last summer, Thomas, U’Ren, head coach Nate Tibbetts and Sabally posed for a photo.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The troubled woman who christened herself Mother God died of her own neo-hippie health regimen; her emaciated corpse was blue from consuming colloidal silver.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
So, Nasser asked the IAU if the moment could be christened by actually naming 2002 VE Zoozve.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen
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After explaining that the special was named after the reality that men his age often just drop dead, Burr began ranting about Elon Musk.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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No other player has been named MVP unanimously more than once.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Listen to this article A Black Lives Matter banner marking the Washington D.C. intersection dubbed in 2020 as Black Live Matter Plaza is being removed.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The event, dubbed Sync '25: Silicon Valley + Syria, was convened by Syrian-American technologists and entrepreneurs to explore ways that tech might help Syria rebuild.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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The top executives of the music awards in each country, or those nominated by the top executives, will participate in MAJ as overseas voting members.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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She was nominated to lead the NEH by then-president Joe Biden in October 2021 and confirmed to a typical four-year term in the role by the Senate the following February.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mary’s Point, New Brunswick Officially designated a Ramsar Wetland in 1982, Mary’s Point has earned abundant acclaim for its ecological significance, with countless shorebirds using the site as a stopover point during their annual migration.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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At least 31 individuals listed as either contributors, authors, instructors or founders of the Project 2025 advisory board America First Legal Foundation have either been nominated, designated, appointed or confirmed to positions in Trump's second administration, Newsweek's analysis shows.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some were labeled, as were all of the old 8mm and Super 8 movie spools.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The muffins were labelled as Six Count Bran Muffins but were actually Glorious Morning Muffins, which include walnuts, an ingredient in the muffins, and a known allergen.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Big business from the year included a second season of Peter Capaldi-starring Apple TV+ series Criminal Record and a first greenlight from Netflix, a drama about the death of Rachel Nickell titled The Witness.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Phoenix Pictures is backing the feature, titled Joseph Merrick, which will be produced by Kate Cohen, Mike Medavoy and David Dobkin.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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In Mexico, López Obrador was termed out of office last year.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Israel is trying to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire terms In an effort to pressure Hamas to agree to those terms, Israel is blocking all aid supplies to Gaza, including food, fuel and electricity, which humanitarian aid groups have condemned as depriving civilians of basic necessities.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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