rename
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Originally known as shrews, the small African mammals are more closely related to elephants, manatees and aardvarks and were officially renamed as sengi in 1998.
From BBC
After Musk took over Twitter, he renamed the platform X and embarked on significant changes — slashing staff, introducing a charge to verify accounts, and loosening its approach to content moderation.
From BBC
Six years later, it became a beverage distributor and renamed itself Innovative Beverage Group.
From Barron's
“And there was a state bill to address this, but it failed. On the bright side, they did pass a bill to rename a bridge after Jeff Bridges. So that’s cute.”
From Salon
On Monday, the Boracay, which now sails under the Russian flag and has been renamed Phoenix, was anchored near the port of Rizhao in northeastern China, according to Marine Traffic.
From Barron's
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