rename
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Example Sentences
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To recognize this evolution, we will now rename it the Energy and Natural Resources Division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
During that time, he angered fans with his management decisions and his decision to temporarily rename St James' Park as Sports Direct Arena.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The very public sabbatical produced one of his best-known albums, 1962's "The Bridge," and has led to proposals to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in Rollins' honor.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The Times’ report on the allegations against Chavez, including from fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, prompted officials to rename schools, monuments and state holidays.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
And he let her rename him with a shrug and a nod.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Providence would remain the majority shareholder in the agency, which Wasserman renamed as The Team in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Mr. Pibb was launched in 1972 to compete with Dr Pepper and was renamed Pibb Xtra in 2001.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Duke of York's theatre in London's West End is to be renamed after the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, says the theatre's owner.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Rents in the World Trade Center — which will be renamed Sky Castle when it opens in early 2028 — are expected to start at $937 for a one-bedroom unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Perhaps one day it will be renamed by Native people whose ancestors lived at Cahokia.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Mark Zuckerberg has failed to end-run the iPhone more than once, including his recent attempt to make an alternate tech ecosystem called the Metaverse, renaming and reorganizing his company around the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In his Friday ruling Cooper addressed the renaming issue in no uncertain terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
"The Court has concluded that the Board overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump," Judge Christopher Cooper ruled.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
For an example of a trivial sense, suppose the defenders of Ptolemaic astronomy had responded to the threat posed by Copernicanism by simply renaming the sun ‘the earth’, and the earth ‘the sun’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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