rename
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Example Sentences
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In May, a federal judge said that only Congress could rename the center and temporarily blocked Trump’s plan to close it for a $257 million renovation.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
US federal judge Christopher Cooper previously ordered Trump's name removed from the exterior and overturned the board's decision to rename the institution.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The judge said only Congress can rename the institution, but board officials say they want to recognize Trump’s efforts to “raise the necessary funds to keep the Center from bankruptcy during its much needed renovation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
MapQuest decided not to rename the lake, stating in a viral social media post that it is “aware that Lake Ontario is being correctly labeled on our map.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Janie was always trying to get Mom to rename her veterinary clinic something else.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
After a bitter split with a partner, he renamed his company Zimmer Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The main airport in Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music, is to be renamed after one of its brightest stars, the late Dolly Parton who died last month.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
He launched his own publication, Rock & Roll Confidential, which was later renamed Rock & Rap Confidential.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
George Shelley joined as the group's fourth member during the competition and the band, renamed Union J, went on to finish fourth under judge Louis Walsh.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
They took her in, renamed her Imogen, and left her old name in a file cabinet.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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
His post of the map did not include a caption and preceded a flurry of posts of maps renaming the US state of New Mexico as "New America".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Finally, here’s a petition we can all get behind: renaming the Nashville airport to Dolly Parton International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Government lawyers argued at a hearing before Cooper on Thursday that the phrasing would not constitute a renaming but rather recognition of Trump's efforts to renovate the building honoring president John F Kennedy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“That was for renaming me,” said the pigeon too smugly.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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