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Recent Examples of rename
On Wednesday, March 26, the Oscar winner, 56, appeared in his hometown to celebrate the city renaming a portion of 59th Street Will Smith Way in honor of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Crevier was six years from being born when the Nordiques were bought, moved and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Lanigan left Newman/Haas in 2010 and, in December of that year, joined Rahal Letterman Racing, which was subsequently renamed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The team was moved to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2008-09 season and renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, but rumors have circulated ever since that the NBA was looking to add two expansion clubs to its 30-team league, with Seattle and Las Vegas frequently cited as top contenders for the opportunity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Crevier was six years from being born when the Nordiques were bought, moved and renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Lanigan left Newman/Haas in 2010 and, in December of that year, joined Rahal Letterman Racing, which was subsequently renamed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The team was moved to Oklahoma City ahead of the 2008-09 season and renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder, but rumors have circulated ever since that the NBA was looking to add two expansion clubs to its 30-team league, with Seattle and Las Vegas frequently cited as top contenders for the opportunity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rename
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Up to $154 million will be spent by the food industry over the next decade to relabel their products with the new box, the FDA estimates.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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To better align with production schedules, Outdoor Retailer will move its traditional winter show to November starting in 2023 and relabel it the Winter Market.—
Julie Jag,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
6 Jan. 2023
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The next full moon, nicknamed the Pink Moon, rises on April 12, 2025.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Zambia’s women’s national team, nicknamed the Copper Queens, will face Thailand at the Yangchuan International Tournament in Chongqing, China on Saturday.—
Staff and wire reports,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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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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While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.—
Ledyard King,
USA TODAY,
12 June 2020
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rename. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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