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Recent Examples of rename
The decision to rename it, which was first reported by USA Today, comes after widespread protests in both the United States and Milan over the presence and conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The company, the only American one that can routinely send astronauts to and from the International Space Station, is a key rocket launch provider for both NASA and the US Department of Defense, which the White House has moved to rename the Department of War.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
The board subsequently voted to rename the center in his honor, as well as Kennedy’s.
—News Desk, Artforum, 2 Feb. 2026
Any push to rename the building now would likely take an act of Congress, according to a government report.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The company, the only American one that can routinely send astronauts to and from the International Space Station, is a key rocket launch provider for both NASA and the US Department of Defense, which the White House has moved to rename the Department of War.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
The board subsequently voted to rename the center in his honor, as well as Kennedy’s.
—News Desk, Artforum, 2 Feb. 2026
Any push to rename the building now would likely take an act of Congress, according to a government report.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 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.—
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 22 Feb. 2026.
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