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Recent Examples of rename
The measure, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, followed a similar proposal introduced by Weinberger in February to rename a four-mile stretch of the road after the president.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Weinberger was also co-sponsor of a bill to rename a stretch of Southern Boulevard that runs four miles from PBI to Mar-a-Lago.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Choosing to rename what was previously called North Clairemont Park was also fitting because of Machitar’s history with sports, especially baseball.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2020, nearly 1,000 supporters signed a petition calling for Davidson to rename the Chambers building, located in the center of campus.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Weinberger was also co-sponsor of a bill to rename a stretch of Southern Boulevard that runs four miles from PBI to Mar-a-Lago.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Choosing to rename what was previously called North Clairemont Park was also fitting because of Machitar’s history with sports, especially baseball.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2020, nearly 1,000 supporters signed a petition calling for Davidson to rename the Chambers building, located in the center of campus.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Andrew Moseman,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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The team, nicknamed the Red Roses, won the World Cup back in September.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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In November, the newest jaguar on the scene, nicknamed Cinco, was seen traipsing through the southeastern borderlands.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 2 Feb. 2026.
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