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Recent Examples of rename
Trump’s attempts to rename other buildings, like the Kennedy Center, while in office haven’t used trademarks or licensing agreements.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Larkspur’s development is the reason the Fort Worth City Council voted last week to rename a section of White Settlement Road to Westside Drive.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The property, which the tribe will rename the Wélmelti Preserve, a reference to the name of the Washoe people who lived in the area historically, is bordered by the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
But that’s not nearly enough for our current leader, who seems determined to rename everything before leaving office.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Larkspur’s development is the reason the Fort Worth City Council voted last week to rename a section of White Settlement Road to Westside Drive.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The property, which the tribe will rename the Wélmelti Preserve, a reference to the name of the Washoe people who lived in the area historically, is bordered by the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
But that’s not nearly enough for our current leader, who seems determined to rename everything before leaving office.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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