Thesaurus results for CHRISTEN

christen

verb

ˈkri-sᵊn

Definition of christen

as in to name

to give a name to christened the new baby "Ophelia"

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Recent Examples of christen After spending some time playing in a (very cool) makeshift stadium on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Northwestern Wildcats finally christened the new Ryan Field in an important Big Ten clash with Penn State. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 On social media, Ellison announced Friday that the merged companies will be christened Skydance. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 In the 1970s, the historic machine shop building on 4th Street was acquired and christened the Gilbert Gallery. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 In some of the new villas, christened Le Ville della Marchesa, details include headboards upholstered with the famous Missoni zigzag and bathrooms that combine the original gray marble with the brightness of Vietri. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

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Verb

Opening her case, Karmy-Jones walked through the allegations from the six women, who have a lifelong right to anonymity even though they are being named in court.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The bill in consideration was originally named Ryder’s Law after a 14-year-old carriage horse who collapsed in 2022 and was later euthanized due to cancer.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Verb

In August, Meta debuted a small open-weight AI model dubbed Muse Glimmer, with Zuckerberg pledging to eventually release something bigger and more powerful.

— Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The premise of the movie, which opens nationwide on Friday, has been dubbed wild, insane and even dumb.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dub

Verb

After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Boucher said the California couple designated her as their spokesperson and wished to remain anonymous.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of designate

Verb

She’s partnered with Adidas and released a collection of sneakers, written a bestselling book titled Always More, has been a guest judge on Drag Race France and launched her own lifestyle and fashion brand Hôtel Mahfouf.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
That changed in 2019, when her agent, on a whim, sent her Ahn’s screenplay, then titled Audrey Park.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026