Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surnaming
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Keep scrolling for styling tips on what short-sleeve blazer is best for you.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
4 June 2026 -
Spears, who in recent years has been styling her platinum blonde mane in wavy locks, opted for a sleek, straight look.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Democrats did manage to avoid nominating a controversial pick in the somewhat competitive 35th Congressional District.—
Megan Pratz,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Stewart’s future is timely because Connecticut Republicans will be nominating a candidate for governor at the state party’s convention at the Mohegan Sun casino on Saturday.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Congress specifically exempted the freight railroad industry from FTC review, designating it to be regulated by the more specialized STB.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The Dodgers have one other infielder on the 40-man roster, Tyler Fitzgerald, after designating Santiago Espinal for assignment to clear a spot for Hernández.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Maddock said Kozak had particularly loved presiding over Holy Saturday evening Mass, which is typically a time for baptizing people into the Catholic church.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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From there, people can begin to look at titling assets and designate beneficiaries while also learning how assets pass (through probate or outside of probate) at death and to whom with different titlings and beneficiaries.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Others, however, said naming the animal after the president was inappropriate.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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This response would have been noticeably incongruous with the time, and it would certainly be read as the intentions with which it was likely written, as naming a kind of politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Merely by labelling the item as AI, a booming amount of vitriol was released.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Surnaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surnaming. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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