surnamed

verb

past tense of surname
as in named

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surnamed
  1. named
  2. termed
  3. dubbed
  4. christened
  5. denominated
  6. titled
  7. entitled
  8. baptized
Verb
  • In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Royse City Police Department said the officer, who was not named in a statement, has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation is underway.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • Still, as a precaution while training these models, termed Evo 1 and Evo 2, the researchers did not provide them with any sequences from viruses that target complex cells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of termed
Verb
  • The demand for more from the franchise prompted the animation adaptation, dubbed and subtitled in eight languages, on Crunchyroll.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed
Verb
  • Having been born just six weeks prior, on June 21, the infant heir was christened Prince William Arthur Philip Louis by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In each of the last two springs, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual native garden tour has featured the home Novack and Aggrey have christened Chateau Chaparral.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of christened
Verb
  • Businesses in these markets increasingly keep treasury balances dollar-denominated while paying staff and suppliers locally.
    — Alex Odagiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • United have used their RCF — which is denominated in sterling, not dollars — more frequently over the past few seasons since burning through cash reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of denominated
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  • The etching and aquatint printed in ink on paper, titled Torero, is the ninth in an edition of 30.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The selection, titled Béla Tarr in Sarajevo, is a long-term initiative dedicated to the legacy of Tarr, who died earlier this year at the age of 70.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of titled
Verb
  • After the 120th qualifying PSLF payment, the borrower would be entitled to have their student loans discharged.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The official added that the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and no party has the right to unilaterally control the shipping lane or decide whether vessels are entitled to pass through.
    — , CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of entitled
Verb
  • The scene also pays off a detail from Episode 7, when Max told Natalie he’d been baptized in the Cape Fear River as a boy but never learned to swim.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • He’d gotten baptized and was joining young adult and men’s groups.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Definition of baptized
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“Surnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surnamed. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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