Thesaurus results for CHRISTEN

christen

verb

ˈkri-sᵊn

Definition of christen

as in to name

to give a name to christened the new baby "Ophelia"

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Recent Examples of christen To top it off, the Wajer 38 tender has been christened BonBon and the crew tender called Cracker Jack. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 The brand noted that founder Christian Dior referenced the Chinese city in his spring 1948 haute couture show by christening one of his key looks Shanghai. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for a couple more in his team's first-ever game at the new Highmark Stadium, christening the field with a beatdown that wasn't nearly as close as the score suggested. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The series has been christened ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’, and if that sounds like the sort of thing which could be turned into a Netflix mini-series, that is no coincidence. — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen

Verb

The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Verb

These two brothers, Kamorion and AJ, are looking for an active, loving and committed family to call their own.

— The Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Spread across the 1,400 square feet first floor for visitors to see are eight human bodies, their organs and blood vessels, all preserved through a process called plastination.

— Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of call

Verb

The report focused on two buildings of the facility dubbed East and West.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Defendants Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar — dubbed the Cornell 7 online — have all denied wrongdoing.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dub

Verb

In 2013 the agency issued a rule saying the exclusion should apply only when an orphan drug is actually used for the rare condition it was designated for.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Of the additional investment, $15 billion was earmarked for semiconductor research and development and an advanced packaging and testing facility, while about $5 billion was designated for clean-energy projects.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of designate

Verb

The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
The project, titled 215, is the first in a partnership between Westbrook and private equity firm The Malar Group that will have the two companies developing a slate of films and TV series together.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026