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Recent Examples of rename
In subsequent years, renamed after Gusman, the theater was the city’s only performing arts venue.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The departure signals a pivotal shift for the Études brand — renamed as Études Studio last year — both structurally and creatively.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
In the wake of Caldwell’s death on July 3, 1998, it was renamed, fittingly, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
With Showtime ad-free plan and renamed it Paramount+ Premium.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 June 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The departure signals a pivotal shift for the Études brand — renamed as Études Studio last year — both structurally and creatively.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
In the wake of Caldwell’s death on July 3, 1998, it was renamed, fittingly, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
With Showtime ad-free plan and renamed it Paramount+ Premium.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 June 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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One of the critical connections, nicknamed GrANoLA, formed a link between today’s Greater and Lesser Antilles, Viñola López says.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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The DeSantis administration is looking to build not one, but two immigration detention camps in Florida — one in the Everglades nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz and the other on a military base in North Florida.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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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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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
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rename. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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