naming
- present participle of name.
Example Sentences
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It was a shell game so profitable that no one had any interest in naming it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The investigator hopped on stage and served Altman a subpoena, naming him as a potential witness in the continuing criminal case against Kirchner for blocking OpenAI’s entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
When we adopted her, her name was Riley, but I did think about naming her after Mrs. Hughes from “Downton Abbey.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maine Democrats now face a more immediate problem: naming a nominee by late July through a compressed state party process.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Military language has its own systems for naming different groups.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
