Thesaurus results for RENAME

rename

verb

Definition of rename

as in to relabel

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Recent Examples of rename Online mapping service MapQuest joined the conversation by inviting users to rename the lake themselves. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump previously issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, but many still use the original name. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The attempt to rename the gulf, which has gone by the same name since the 16th Century, drew international opposition, and numerous media outlets vowed to stick with the common and internationally recognized usage. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Momentum to rename public sites honoring Chavez grew quickly after the allegations surfaced. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rename

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Verb

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
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

Definition of relabel

Verb

Scientists captured the image of NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula, with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
And a small group of patients reported experiencing something called anhedonia, nicknamed ozempic personality.

— Tracy Smith, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of nickname

Verb

Allbirds, which plans to rechristen itself as NewBird AI, is not the first struggling company to try to get a another lease on life by seizing on the hot new thing.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
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