Thesaurus results for CHRISTENING

christening

verb

Definition of christening

present participle of christen

as in naming

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

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Recent Examples of christening The brand noted that founder Christian Dior referenced the Chinese city in his spring 1948 haute couture show by christening one of his key looks Shanghai. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for a couple more in his team's first-ever game at the new Highmark Stadium, christening the field with a beatdown that wasn't nearly as close as the score suggested. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Perhaps Staluppi is waiting for Amazon’s new 007 movie title to be announced before christening his new Benetti. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Over the past few years, the Canadian native has risen from a YouTube upstart to what some are christening Gen-Z’s answer to Spears. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Parents in Latin America are already christening a new generation of babies after the stars of the World Cup. — CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Eugenio Scarpa bought land around a minuscule port known for its old abbey—opatija in Croatian—and put up a villa, christening it Angiolina after his late wife. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 The exhibition is the largest-ever exhibit of the late Queen's fashion, featuring 300 items from her wardrobe, including her wedding dress and christening gown. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 Mahomes was made mortal, throwing just one touchdown to three interceptions in that span, which has led oddsmakers to tank his odds to +2500, christening the MVP chase as a two-man race. — Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

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When Bob Iger released a statement naming me as his successor, the news stunned most people at the company, catching them entirely off guard.

— Bob Chapek, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
The group also reflected its bicultural identity by naming artists from across the musical spectrum who have joined them on stage, including 50 Cent, Bobby Shmurda, YG and Bobby Pulido.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of naming

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The new live features include a new co-hosting function in which two creators can appear on the same stream together, and a live auto-dubbing tool that automatically translates speech in real time.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The platform also carries premium-quality subtitles and dubbing in more than 12 Asian languages, among them English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

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Whatever the underlying reason, calling the problem by its name — gently recognizing the caregiver is struggling — adds a sense of agency and the strength to keep going.

— Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
To get the coach's side of the story, CBS News Detroit tried calling her, reaching out to her on social media, knocking on her door and writing her a letter.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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But statistics and experts caution that the uptick, which has been recorded also in secular Spain, doesn't counteract the overall generational trend of children of practicing French Catholics no longer going to Mass or baptizing their babies.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
But experts caution these numbers don't counteract the overall generational trend of the children of practicing French Catholics no longer going to Mass or baptizing their babies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of baptizing

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Although heavily implied, officers at the news conference stopped short of labeling Betkouski as a suspect in the Tylenol murders.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Gardner said that the insurer missed the standard two-year deadline to recover the money and is now labeling routine billing as fraud to avoid legal time limits.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of labeling

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Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominating

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