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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 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
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
The documents come from a cache of records — dubbed the Pandora Papers — from 14 financial services firms from across the world that were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who in turn shared the documents with the Miami Herald and other news outlets.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The observatory is conducting a ten-year-long survey of the southern sky, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which has as one of its principal goals improving our understanding of the nature of both dark energy and dark matter.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
His adrenalized exploits, primarily at blackjack, are much discussed across the modern-day saloon culture, often dubbed the manosphere.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
During the quarter, Kate Spade launched its fall campaign, which was dubbed Spark Something Beautiful and featured popular Gen Zers, including Ice Spice, Charli D’Amelio, Laufey and Reign Judge.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The new map—an online database dubbed Itiner-e—was compiled from several sources, including earlier databases, satellite photographs and archaeological reports.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Nearly two years after Kidman and Urban tied the knot in June 2006, the couple purchased their Nashville family home, dubbed the Queen of Northumberland.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Soon, Wegovy and Zepbound will be sold on a new website—dubbed TrumpRx—for only about $250 a month, a fraction of their current retail price of more than $1,000.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
The documents come from a cache of records — dubbed the Pandora Papers — from 14 financial services firms from across the world that were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who in turn shared the documents with the Miami Herald and other news outlets.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The observatory is conducting a ten-year-long survey of the southern sky, dubbed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, which has as one of its principal goals improving our understanding of the nature of both dark energy and dark matter.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
His adrenalized exploits, primarily at blackjack, are much discussed across the modern-day saloon culture, often dubbed the manosphere.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
During the quarter, Kate Spade launched its fall campaign, which was dubbed Spark Something Beautiful and featured popular Gen Zers, including Ice Spice, Charli D’Amelio, Laufey and Reign Judge.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The new map—an online database dubbed Itiner-e—was compiled from several sources, including earlier databases, satellite photographs and archaeological reports.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Nearly two years after Kidman and Urban tied the knot in June 2006, the couple purchased their Nashville family home, dubbed the Queen of Northumberland.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubbed
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The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons and Kalmaegi made landfall as the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane – the 20th named storm to impact the country this year, according to local officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Two tipsters had told Carpenter that a man named Don Miller had stolen human remains and burial pieces from Native American graves along with other cultural artifacts from around the world.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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After taking an early 3-0 lead and forcing the Ravens to punt on their opening series, Tahj Washington fumbled after a catch and Baltimore’s Alohi Gilman scooped it up and returned it to Miami’s 7, setting up Jackson’s first touchdown pass to Mark Andrews.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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He was sacked seven times and fumbled twice with both loose balls being recovered by the Bills’ defense.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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The book is called The Care and Keeping of You.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills were left stunned in Miami on Sunday afternoon as the Dolphins blew them out 30-13 in a crucial AFC East rivalry game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Patriots were 8-2, headed for 14-2 and a comeback victory over Atlanta in Super Bowl LI in Houston, where Atlanta blew a 28-3 lead with Shanahan as offensive coordinator and New England won 34-28 in overtime.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In some quarters, that might be termed socialistic.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Joe Carollo served two back-to-back terms and is now termed out.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Brady is also working with Kudos to adapt The Other Half, Charlotte Vassell’s novel about an ambitious young detective investigating the death of a posh socialite, found murdered on Hampstead Heath.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Paul had been charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence, and was awaiting trial when he was murdered.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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During those latter conflicts, Cheney defended harsh interrogation techniques that others labeled torture.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Transportation Security Administration agents and close to 13,000 air traffic controllers are among federal workers labeled as essential and have been working with no pay since the start of the shutdown.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
2 Nov. 2025
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One play later, Williams faked a handoff and booted around the left edge that had been vacated by outside linebacker Brian Burns.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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But when the psychiatrist is booted from his assignment by the Army, after a newspaper article where Kelley casts doubt that prosecutor Robert Jackson (Michael Shannon) can convict the Nazis, Howie steps up.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubbed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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