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 Having been born just six weeks prior, on June 21, the infant heir was christened Prince William Arthur Philip Louis by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Over the past few years, the Canadian native has risen from a YouTube upstart to what some are christening Gen-Z’s answer to Spears. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 In each of the last two springs, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual native garden tour has featured the home Novack and Aggrey have christened Chateau Chaparral. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Fry himself proved no mean inventor, creating a four-wheel-drive wheelchair with power steering called the Squirrel and a high-speed marine landing craft, christened the Sea Truck. — Ian King, CNBC, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for christen

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Verb

The hero of this historic draw was undeniably Vozinha, who made seven crucial saves throughout the match and was named Player of the Match.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 4th House of Home, Family, and Emotional Roots, helping private needs become easier to name.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of name

Verb

Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of call

Verb

Once a package or tool was compromised, Shai-Hulud, as the worm was dubbed, attached itself to future package updates.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
The investigation, dubbed Operation Sundown, centers on 60-year-old Juan Awais, who deputies describe as the alleged ringleader.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dub

Verb

After writing the After series in 2014, a five-book young-adult romance, including a prequel appropriately titled Before, Todd‘s books went on to become feature films starring Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The canvas, titled Young Artists after Siamesas 1960, was commissioned in 2013 by the program under the Obama administration.

— News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

Carrington in particular models what some have termed an ecofeminist approach, one that does not appropriate animals for the artist’s own self-revelation but instead develops kinship across species.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
This is the second time this summer that Newsom, who is termed out of office, has traveled to other states.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026