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Recent Examples of rechristen
Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.
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Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
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
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
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
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
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
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rechristen
Verb
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Yet Poppi, as the brand was now renamed, found traction among influencers stuck at home.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The city of Tenochtitlan was taken and renamed Mexico City in 1521, its temples knocked down and replaced with churches.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Once a new blacktop coating is in place, the counterfeiter relabels the parts by printing new text onto the blacktop coating, and the recycled parts are ready to sell.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Sep. 2013
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Shippers then relabel the country of origin before selling it on to independent refineries in China.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
Verb
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And 400,000 more will lose coverage due to impacts of the law — nicknamed the One Big Beautiful Bill — which was backed by Congressional Republicans.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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As the ball trickled into center field, Lindor, nicknamed Mr. Smile and known for carrying a consistently upbeat personality, crouched down and hung his head.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rechristen. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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