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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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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
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
The Star Man, as he’s dubbed by the staff, is a guy with the last name Dearborn who is played by Peter Grosz, a comedian and actor who has appeared on Veep and The Beast in Me.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The game's meaninglessness didn't matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium — dubbed Los Angeles Stadium by FIFA for the World Cup.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
The 508-foot gigayacht (dubbed Beyond Horizons) will be open to just 300 ultra-high-net-worth individuals and will feature 30 member suites, fine dining experiences, a private gym and other luxe amenities.
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Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The blaze, dubbed the Calhoun Fire, broke out near Calhoun Street and Kellogg Avenue, Cal Fire said in an incident report.
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Jason Green,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
The two were on the North Kaibab Trail, dubbed the least visited and most difficult of the Grand Canyon’s major inner canyon trails.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The app will include coding, chat, and a new agentic workflow capability dubbed Autopilot, Fortune reported in May.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
—
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
The Star Man, as he’s dubbed by the staff, is a guy with the last name Dearborn who is played by Peter Grosz, a comedian and actor who has appeared on Veep and The Beast in Me.
—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The game's meaninglessness didn't matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium — dubbed Los Angeles Stadium by FIFA for the World Cup.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The 508-foot gigayacht (dubbed Beyond Horizons) will be open to just 300 ultra-high-net-worth individuals and will feature 30 member suites, fine dining experiences, a private gym and other luxe amenities.
—
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The blaze, dubbed the Calhoun Fire, broke out near Calhoun Street and Kellogg Avenue, Cal Fire said in an incident report.
—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
The two were on the North Kaibab Trail, dubbed the least visited and most difficult of the Grand Canyon’s major inner canyon trails.
—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubbed
Adjective
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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.
Verb
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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
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The birds — a female named Långet, and two males named Mames and Sindålu — made their home on the island with the six other birds in September 2024, marking the first time since 1988 that Guam kingfishers have lived in the wild.
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses.
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But what really blew me away was the sheer scale of the panoramas.
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The winner will replace Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, who is termed out.
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The latter are often associated with what might be termed the silovaya ideologiya—a security-state ideology that emphasises a strong state, the primacy of state interests over private interests, great-power status, and strict domestic order.
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If Dennis is murdered or missing, wouldn’t Brian and associates know about it?
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Investigators are still determining what led up to the altercation, how the victim was murdered, and the suspect's motive.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
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“Dubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubbed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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