christening

verb

Definition of christeningnext
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 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 Ice Cream and Reebok have had an on-and-off-again relationship since christening it with the Flavour sneaker in 2004. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 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 The beverage giant spun off the restaurants in 1997, christening the new company Tricon Global, later renamed to Yum. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for christening
  1. naming
  2. dubbing
  3. calling
  4. baptizing
  5. labeling
  6. nominating
Verb
  • And while naming the stages of the sleep cycle may be difficult, the benefits of deep sleep are felt every morning.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • At Charlie’s, a group of engineers presented me with a wooden plaque naming me the company’s poet laureate.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • The set is selling quickly, with Wayfair dubbing it a popular product.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026
  • Those efforts went beyond dubbing audio in different languages to include adapting jokes and other details in the script.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026
Definition of dubbing
Verb
  • The day before his team played in a World Cup semifinal, France coach Didier Deschamps tried shifting the pressure by calling his opponent, Spain, the favorite to win the tournament.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Prosecutors at the first trial argued that Dominguez was angry and spiraling at the time of the killings, calling the attacks a deliberate act of violence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.
    — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Maddock said Kozak had particularly loved presiding over Holy Saturday evening Mass, which is typically a time for baptizing people into the Catholic church.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Definition of baptizing
Verb
  • Save yourself the guessing game of wondering what is in your fridge by labeling and dating your leftovers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • Beta 3 also added a Quick Panel icon for Summarise Notifications, with Samsung explicitly labelling the summaries as AI-generated, a small but telling sign that shows how Samsung is managing AI transparency with its users.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of nominating

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