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adjective

as in named

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verb

past tense of dub
1
as in called
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 fumbled
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 dubbed
Verb
The 53,800-square-foot building, dubbed Le Large, is the passion project of Laurent Dumas, founder and president of the Emerige real estate group and its philanthropic arm, the Emerige Endowment Fund. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Linvill and several other research groups attributed them to Russian operators the research community has dubbed Storm-1516. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 In a separate project, researchers at the University of Hong Kong developed a highly corrosion-resistant stainless steel alloy, dubbed SS-H2, to help overcome this problem. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 The offensive — dubbed Operation Vivaldi — was made public several weeks before the drastic turn from the United States. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The day after the album arrives, fans can avail themselves of exclusive memorabilia and a highly limited Perfecth picture disc at select retailers as part of events dubbed HalloQueen. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2026 Poison Ivy, created by Carmine Infantino and Robert Kanigher, was dubbed by DC Comics as Batman’s Floral Femme Fatale. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 The rap superstar followed up its release with her first headlining arena run, dubbed the Little Miss Drama Tour, which began in February and concluded in April last year. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 That pad, now dubbed LC-36A, was devastated by a massive explosion during a test back in May, but construction crews have worked 24/7 to try and build it back to launch capability before the end of the year. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubbed
  1. designated
  2. named
  3. fumbled
  4. called
  5. blew
  6. termed
  7. murdered
  8. labeled
Adjective
  • Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Construction has already begun on the new district, named the Water Gardens, which will include two hotels and residential and office towers, and is set for completion before the end of 2028.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • Thomas and Woods fumbled in the first half in Spartan territory — their first of the season on 118 combined carries thus far.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • During Sunday night’s game against the Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Mahomes fumbled after a big hit, and roughly 22 players had a chance to recover the ball.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fumbled
Verb
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • The stocks are already down over 30% each in October as credit investors blew their yields out to distressed levels, doubting their business model of using aggressive levels of debt to build data centers.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • After losing consecutive non-road games by three points both times, on Saturday night UT blew a 24-3 halftime lead to turn it a fourth-quarter tie.
    — Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of blew
Verb
  • The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of termed
Verb
  • During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • New or expecting mothers are more likely to be murdered than to die from obstetric causes.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • Despite the charger advertising 160W charging passthrough, its USB-C ports labeled C1 and C2 each top out at 140W when just one device is plugged into the charger.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The processing defect was labeled a Class I Threat by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
    — Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
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