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 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 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

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That means naming pregnant women explicitly in heatwave guidance, revisiting the heat thresholds that trigger official alerts, and assessing whether maternity units themselves can cope as temperatures rise.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Most years, Freeman is eager to get into what the Irish did well, picking out a few standout performances and naming a winner between the offense and defense.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of naming

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Balfe also navigates challenges like spatial audio mixing, where collaboration with dubbing mixers is crucial.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
New and upcoming titles under the deal will carry English subtitles and dubbing in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026

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The American singer gave KiiiKiii a shoutout during an interview with The Korea Times, calling them a strong fifth-generation group that stands out.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Among them, offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand opted against taking what was effectively a demotion, with play-calling duties going to a more veteran coach (eventually, Frank Reich), and left, too.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of calling

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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

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Law enforcement officials are cautious about labeling someone as a member of, or even affiliated with, the mafia.

— Jack Harvel August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Kindergarten teacher Kat Golando of Keystone School in San Antonio recommends labeling everything—from lunch boxes to sweaters—with name stickers or stamps.

— Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026

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