titling

verb

present participle of title
as in naming
to give a name to what do you plan on titling your latest album?

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Recent Examples of titling With the titling issues sorted, Arkell said the developers will start with building out roads, sewers and utility lines, and clear the 50-acre property over the next eight to 10 months in order to make way for building construction. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 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 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 Above the presidential portraits is gold lettering that matches the new Rose Garden sign, titling the makeshift exhibit. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 Interestingly, fans of The Bodyguard will have a hand in titling the new Netflix movie — keep an eye on the Instagram pages of Meester, Padalecki and Center to find out more. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titling
  1. naming
  2. labeling
  3. dubbing
  4. calling
  5. nominating
  6. designating
  7. terming
Verb
  • Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards preview Norway taking on England, naming the keys to the game and the scenarios that could unfold.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • After Graham Platner officially withdrew from the Maine Senate race this week, Democrats are now in the process of naming his replacement.
    — The Editors, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • Save yourself the guessing game of wondering what is in your fridge by labeling and dating your leftovers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • Beta 3 also added a Quick Panel icon for Summarise Notifications, with Samsung explicitly labelling the summaries as AI-generated, a small but telling sign that shows how Samsung is managing AI transparency with its users.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • The set is selling quickly, with Wayfair dubbing it a popular product.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026
  • Those efforts went beyond dubbing audio in different languages to include adapting jokes and other details in the script.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026
Definition of dubbing
Verb
  • The day before his team played in a World Cup semifinal, France coach Didier Deschamps tried shifting the pressure by calling his opponent, Spain, the favorite to win the tournament.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Prosecutors at the first trial argued that Dominguez was angry and spiraling at the time of the killings, calling the attacks a deliberate act of violence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of nominating
Verb
  • The Federal Communications Commission is designating a California IT firm as a national security risk, in part because its CEO is a Chinese citizen.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • The designer also applied this hardworking sensibility to the interiors’ functionality, designating a cozy den as a children’s area and approaching bedrooms with relaxed hospitality in mind.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • With Vice Mayor Pam Foley terming out, five individuals are vying for her District 9 seat, which encompasses a southwestern portion in San Jose, including the Cambrian Park neighborhood.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of terming

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