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Recent Examples of rename
The 1925 Stoughton Fire Engine was a gift from Cardinal George William Mundelein to the village, in gratitude for renaming it after him in 1924.
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Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The department was then renamed in his honor in 2021, per The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 May 2025
Vento’s widow, Susan Vento, was consulted as part of the renaming process, according to city officials.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
The King's Foundation (renamed so after his accession in 2022) offers educational courses for about 15,000 annually as well as health and well-being programs for another 2,000 people each year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The department was then renamed in his honor in 2021, per The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 May 2025
Vento’s widow, Susan Vento, was consulted as part of the renaming process, according to city officials.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
The King's Foundation (renamed so after his accession in 2022) offers educational courses for about 15,000 annually as well as health and well-being programs for another 2,000 people each year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rename
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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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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
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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
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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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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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