surnaming

present participle of surname

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surnaming
Verb
  • While many people might use velcro rollers when blow-drying hair for a bouncy blowout look, second-day hair actually holds better when styling for volume and curls.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Balloon Pant For fall and winter, styling the balloon pant will prove to be a thoughtless process—wear them with oversized knitwear, black ballet flats, or scarf coats.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
    Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the irony of her preoccupation with designer labels designating her as the stuffy one in the Spice Girls, she was met with scorn by the fashion establishment.
    Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Trump late last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge — in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk — to crack down on left-wing groups.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sony Pictures has made Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network follow-up official, titling it The Social Reckoning and setting a fall theatrical release of October 9, 2026.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One need only read the US State Department’s 2024 human rights report on China to realize that naming a Chinese official to a human rights advisory committee is analogous to putting a wolf in charge of a hen house.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pittsburgh may opt to hold onto him, but naming him as a possible trade candidate makes a lot of sense.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • James and her attorney have denied the allegations, labeling the investigation as political retaliation.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This involves labeling people according to categories that deprive them of positive human qualities.
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Surnaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surnaming. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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