1
as in to name
to give a name to
I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt
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2
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second
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Recent Examples of dub
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
As part of the launch, Marriott Bonvoy is running a real-world treasure hunt, dubbed the Drop Pin Challenge.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
With this English voice dub, the film brings Chinese mythology to Western audiences at a time when there is a huge surge of interest in Asian animation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Jornet’s adventure, dubbed States of Elevation, involves climbing all the 14,000-foot peaks in the Lower 48 and traveling between them by foot and bicycle.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
As part of the launch, Marriott Bonvoy is running a real-world treasure hunt, dubbed the Drop Pin Challenge.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The film’s English dub may not have been a hit.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
With this English voice dub, the film brings Chinese mythology to Western audiences at a time when there is a huge surge of interest in Asian animation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dub
Verb
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An earlier news release on September 23 had named 31 states.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last year, Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor celebrated prematurely and fumbled the ball through the back of the end zone on what was going to be a 41-yard TD run.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Cowboys linebacker James Houston caused Love to fumble.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Carrie raves to Seema about her creative connection with Duncan, and during another writing session, Duncan helps Carrie with her faulty printer and gawks at her closet full of designer dresses and shoes.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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People may try to label it something else, and try to determine what led someone to such an act — and there may have been other components.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The two rules obtained by ProPublica are labeled as drafts and could change before they are officially proposed.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Jays didn’t blow an October lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Land lubbers hike: Lace up those shoes for a 9 to 11 a.m. excursion on Sunday, Oct. 20, to Ansel’s Cave in The West Woods in Russell Township.—
Joan Rusek,
cleveland,
30 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Scammers will call or text consumers claiming to be a legitimate institution, such as a bank or a government institution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Ars Technica, Fiaschetti said the company plans to keep Arcs in orbit for extended periods, ready to descend when called upon.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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After it was booted from Apple's app store, Aaron blamed political pressure and vowed to fight it.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City has knocked the Bills out of the postseason four of the past five years — including two AFC Championship games — with the Bengals booting them out of the 2022 playoffs.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dub. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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