Thesaurus results for CHRISTENS

christens

verb

present tense third-person singular of christen

as in names

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

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Recent Examples of christens Friday also christens the second-year campaign for Storm sensation Dominique Malonga, who turned the Unrivaled season into her personal dunk reel. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Dustin even re-christens the group the Hawkins Investigators Club, a particularly groanworthy development since there’s already a fictional member’s group that unites the ragtag gang. — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Anna, for her part, names Jude and Naheim; and Jude himself names Anna and Naheim.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The complaint names Clark and Johanna Morgan and South Chicago Chapel as defendants, alongside the facility’s owner and contract buyer.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of names

Verb

Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of nominates

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The bare lot covers about two-thirds of an acre in an area governed by the Barber Valley Specific Plan, which designates it for offices or commercial space.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
The President, with the consent of the Senate, designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairman.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of designates

Verb

The wall labels at the Jewish Museum can only hold so much complexity, but that doesn’t stop the objects.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Similarweb labels the finding correlation rather than causation, and the study covers United States desktop users across three verticals.

— Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026