CHRISTENED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of christen

as in dubbed

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

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The carrier, now called CVN-81, won't be complete until 2034 but will likely be officially christened later this year. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Four names used to be the norm—Prince William was born William Arthur Philip Louis, while his brother was christened Henry Charles Albert David—but the youngest royals more often have three names. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Having been born just six weeks prior, on June 21, the infant heir was christened Prince William Arthur Philip Louis by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 In each of the last two springs, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual native garden tour has featured the home Novack and Aggrey have christened Chateau Chaparral. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Fry himself proved no mean inventor, creating a four-wheel-drive wheelchair with power steering called the Squirrel and a high-speed marine landing craft, christened the Sea Truck. — Ian King, CNBC, 22 July 2026 The main theater at the company’s offices in Los Angeles is named the David Keighley Theater, christened as such by Nolan in a 2015 ceremony. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 The 170-footer, the T52 Vitruvius that now has been christened Spirit, was designed with wellness and privacy in mind—and, of course, a connection to the sea itself. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026 Prior to departing from Bergen in early June, the AUV was formally christened in accordance with maritime tradition. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

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Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026

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This story will be updated if additional responses are received from the companies named in the complaint.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Nicole Chung is the author of the award-winning memoir A Living Remedy, which was named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Best Book of the Year by over a dozen other outlets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of named

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Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Alexis Ohanian have effectively dubbed themselves amateur yeoman, putting the ultrarichs’ hobby of tending to the land in the spotlight.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
The intense 2015-2016 El Niño was widely dubbed Godzilla, as people struggled to compare it to the very strong El Niño in 1997-1998.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dubbed

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Police reinforcements were called late Saturday to the temporary accommodation center for asylum seekers in Sintiki, a few kilometers (miles) from the Bulgarian border, after migrants threw rocks at guards, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
However, the displays produced artifact images called burn-in and the brightness of the OLED displays degraded quickly when the displays were operated at high brightness levels when used in the daytime.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of called

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Still, as a precaution while training these models, termed Evo 1 and Evo 2, the researchers did not provide them with any sequences from viruses that target complex cells.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of termed

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Still, some oncologists start their patients off slowly on any of a variety of cancer drugs, although there may be concerns about lawsuits by a patient or their survivors over a prescription of lower-than-labeled dosages.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The president labeled the Strait a new territory in an image of a map posted on Truth Social.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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