Thesaurus results for CHRISTENS

christens

verb

present tense third-person singular of christen

as in names

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

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Recent Examples of christens Friday also christens the second-year campaign for Storm sensation Dominique Malonga, who turned the Unrivaled season into her personal dunk reel. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Dustin even re-christens the group the Hawkins Investigators Club, a particularly groanworthy development since there’s already a fictional member’s group that unites the ragtag gang. — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Apple’s lawsuit also names a former iPhone engineer, Chang Liu, who joined OpenAI in January.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Sometimes someone else names a department that stopped existing two reorganizations ago.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of names

Verb

Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
That is, unless you’re motivated to pay individual device prices for a business-specific model (which Microsoft dubs Surface Laptop or Pro for Business).

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of dubs

Verb

Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of nominates

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The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of calls

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This number designates what number car your model is in that year’s total production run (around 100-350 cars).

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
The ceasefire framework explicitly designates Iran and Oman to negotiate the strategic waterway’s future management, giving Araghchi’s visit to Muscat particular significance.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of designates

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Sony first brought lawsuits against Udio and its competitor Suno in June 2024 alongside labels Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
Much of the American left seeks to counter Trump with a form of progressive populism that labels billionaires and oligarchs enemies of the people.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026