rechristen

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Recent Examples of rechristen Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis. 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
  • Last month, the university also made a symbolic bow to White House demands, renaming its diversity, equity and inclusion office.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to rename a U.S. Navy ship.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Up to $154 million will be spent by the food industry over the next decade to relabel their products with the new box, the FDA estimates.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • Finally, the new slimmer phone, nicknamed iPhone 17 Air, will have a 6.55-inch display, Ross claims.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Legendary Golf Writer Dan Jenkins nicknamed this three-hole stretch on Colonial the 'Horrible Horseshoe' for its immense difficulty and because its routing is shaped like a loop.
    Jack Milko, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rechristen. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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