rename

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Recent Examples of rename Can Trump legally rename the DOD? Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 The pressure to have an answer for the agentic AI moment is causing some companies to rename features or chase AI agents to stay on trend, often merely creating thin layers of agents on top of foundation models. Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025 Moore was one of the City Council members who pushed for Chicago to rename Lake Shore Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive in 2021. William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 Plans to rename a street in the band’s honor first came about in 2019 when the Adelaide City Council approved the decision. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rename
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Verb
  • Shippers then relabel the country of origin before selling it on to independent refineries in China.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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