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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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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
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Only about 2,000 of the hybrid tea rose bushes, dubbed Barbra’s Baby, are available so far.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Yes, that actor did do an English dub for a Studio Ghibli movie
Our database isn’t great with catching voice-over work in English dubs.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The result, dubbed The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, dropped in October 2023, offering an altered, introspective take on one of rock’s most celebrated collections.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Only about 2,000 of the hybrid tea rose bushes, dubbed Barbra’s Baby, are available so far.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
That means entries like Ninja Scroll and Great Teacher Onizuka, but also the notoriously unhinged English dub of Ghost Stories and Aim for the Ace!.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Yes, that actor did do an English dub for a Studio Ghibli movie
Our database isn’t great with catching voice-over work in English dubs.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dub
Verb
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Grierson Trust Names Latest Trustees The UK’s Grierson Trust has named six new trustees following an open call for board applications.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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And Coca-Cola was similarly accused after being named the world’s worst plastics polluter while claiming to have improved the eco-friendliness of its products.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Later in the first period, Theodore fumbled the puck into the skates of his teammate, Hertl, on their way out of the defensive zone, and Foligno added to Minnesota’s lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Every moment spent fumbling with gear in those temperatures came at a cost—to fingers, batteries, and hard drives alike.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 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
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The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.—
John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2020
Verb
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For decades, emotional intelligence and creative thinking have been labeled soft skills—add-ons to technical competence.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Cicadas that emerge on the same schedule are called a brood, and each is labeled using Roman numerals.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, the impending free agent had an 11.25 ERA, two losses and one blown save over 10 games entering Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Vindman and his twin brother, Alex, both blew the whistle on Trump’s attempt to withhold military aid to Ukraine while pressuring the country’s leader to investigate the family of President Joe Biden.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 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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Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
orlandosentinel.com,
19 July 2019
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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The infotainment even booted in an acceptable time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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Teoscar Hernandez bounced a ground ball down the third-base line that Cubs third baseman Gage Workman booted, allowing a run to score.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dub. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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