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relabel

  • a word derived from label.
    label
    noun
    a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..

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"We are already observing individuals exploiting the new Google Earth web tool to make military positions, relabel buildings as schools, and experiment with manipulating the information environment," the group wrote on X.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Under federal requirements, state officials must test the drugs to make sure they’re authentic and relabel them so that they comply with U.S. standards.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

A museum is to relabel its display about a Roman emperor after concluding that he was in fact a trans woman.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023

Cynicism abounds as investment companies relabel existing funds with vague sustainability markers and then raise the fees they charge.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

She was preparing to relabel me, I think.

From The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad