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

The portal also names the agencies on both sides of the county's data.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Each person names something that is currently stuck, unclear or in need of assistance.

— Siri Swahari, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of names

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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Its maker, Ruiying Detection Technology, a spinoff from the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, calls it the smallest and lightest CT system ever built.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Sony took part in seven of those deals, building what MPA calls the industry’s only end-to-end anime operation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of calls

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Algerian state media reported, without presenting evidence, contact between Emirati diplomats and the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie, or MAK, which Algeria designates a terrorist organization.

— Tareq Alotaiba, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
For example, Seychelles’ constitution designates three national languages, of which French is one.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of designates

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Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
The wall labels at the Jewish Museum can only hold so much complexity, but that doesn’t stop the objects.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026