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Recent Examples of rename
Known as ArtCenter/South Florida until it was renamed in 2019, the organization stages exhibitions and events throughout Miami-Dade County, hosts an artists’ residency and art classes at its Lincoln Road headquarters, and offers grants to artists through its awards program the Ellies.
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
In the Dominican Republic, dictator Rafael Trujillo went so far as to rename the capital after himself.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Moore was one of the City Council members who pushed for Chicago to rename Lake Shore Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive in 2021.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Plans to rename a street in the band’s honor first came about in 2019 when the Adelaide City Council approved the decision.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
In the Dominican Republic, dictator Rafael Trujillo went so far as to rename the capital after himself.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Moore was one of the City Council members who pushed for Chicago to rename Lake Shore Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive in 2021.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Plans to rename a street in the band’s honor first came about in 2019 when the Adelaide City Council approved the decision.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rename
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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
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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
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Oct. 2021
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Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.—
Richard Sandomir,
New York Times,
16 July 2021
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rename. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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