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Recent Examples of rechristen
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rechristen
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Meanwhile, state lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Illinois moved to establish state holidays in Kirk’s honor, while proposals in Arizona and Florida would rename highways after him.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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After commending leaders for their work, the president spoke of changes being made at the Pentagon, including the decision to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Texas has been known to relabel its drugs’ beyond-use dates, a practice that has been criticized in recent years by death row inmates who have alleged in court that the drugs are expired and unsafe.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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Willis also said the FDA's efforts to relabel leucovorin is premature.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sydney in the eighties was sometimes called the San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere, known for its drag clubs and bathhouses dotting a downtown strip nicknamed the Golden Mile.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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What the franchise does not have, at least not for the time being, is a team nickname unencumbered by legal red tape.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rechristen. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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