rename
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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But five years on, the much-mocked decision to rename the multibillion-dollar company after a technology that has never lived up to its promise might actually have been the right decision—albeit made for the wrong reason.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Some top tech leaders have already started to use the new name, including multi-billionaire Elon Musk, who said on social media on Sunday that he will rename his firm's AI platform SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Discovery, he plans to rename the combined entity Skydance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Last week, the county Board of Supervisors voted to rename a section of Avenue Q in Palmdale in honor of the slain deputy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She grew quiet, then added, “My father said they're going to rename the Giant's Bridge. I told him they should name it after you.”
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Thousands of visitors throng to the renamed Sleepy Hollow for annual October events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He ultimately bought Twitter and renamed it X.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
In neighbouring Romania, a park in the capital Bucharest where extension work is being carried out is also to be renamed after Trump.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
President Trump called for the technology to be renamed during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 11 September.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The capital of Russia, Saint Petersburg, was renamed Petrograd in 1914 because “burg” sounded too German.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
He revived the idea after buying Twitter and renaming it X in 2022, positioning it as a super-app that could handle communications and financial transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
People are smashing Flock cameras on the street, renaming the A.I.-powered Meta Ray-Bans as “pervert glasses,” and starting widespread rumors about who is secretly using your data to train their A.I. models.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
She believes it should be marked with additional signage so that people know it’s there, rather than renaming a World War I memorial in addition to the space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The renaming has faced pushback in Canada, where one electrical utility company apologised on Sunday for its map displaying the Lake America name.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The dog, who I had the privilege of renaming Lightning, is ours now.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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