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Recent Examples of rename
The move to rename the street for the former president comes ahead of the grand opening for Obama’s namesake presidential center in the Woodlawn neighborhood, set for June 19.
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Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Trump even oversaw the tournament's draw at the Kennedy Center, which he's sought to rename for himself, sparking legal challenges.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Both former prosecutors, however, questioned why Lineberger would rename the files after dessert recipes.
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Jay Weaver
may 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
When Boise State University asked its campus community what to rename a road, nearly 2,500 people responded.
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Emily Carmela Nelson,
Idaho Statesman,
24 May 2026
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Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Trump even oversaw the tournament's draw at the Kennedy Center, which he's sought to rename for himself, sparking legal challenges.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Both former prosecutors, however, questioned why Lineberger would rename the files after dessert recipes.
—
Jay Weaver
may 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
When Boise State University asked its campus community what to rename a road, nearly 2,500 people responded.
—
Emily Carmela Nelson,
Idaho Statesman,
24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rename
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Scammers often relabel old or scrap batteries built by legitimate manufacturers like LG, Panasonic, or Samsung and sell them as new.
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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.
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North Cascades National Park, nicknamed the American Alps, is about as dramatic as contiguous U.S. scenery gets.
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Earl’s combat partner was nicknamed Tiger and it was passed along.
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Allbirds, which plans to rechristen itself as NewBird AI, is not the first struggling company to try to get a another lease on life by seizing on the hot new thing.
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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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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rename. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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