rename
verb
re·name
(ˌ)rē-ˈnām 
renamed; renaming
: to give (someone or something) a new name
renamed the street in honor of the late mayor
… a 16-year-old who left the Orthodox life a year ago. He has renamed himself Adam to cement the break …—
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Ron KampeasThe program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …—Michael J. Miller
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Martin, whose father founded Martinsburg in New York in 1805, died in 1887 and had a street named for him, but that street became State Street during a 1920s renaming program.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
It eventually was renamed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and is used today to categorize storms in the Atlantic basin and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
Hartford City Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau was a key supporter of restoring the monument and renaming the new pocket park for Carey.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
The engine has been renamed the 1864 to honor the year the rail line was founded, and is compliant with stringent Environmental Protection Agency standards.
—Danya Bacchus, CBS News, 29 June 2024
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Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024
It eventually was renamed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and is used today to categorize storms in the Atlantic basin and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
Hartford City Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau was a key supporter of restoring the monument and renaming the new pocket park for Carey.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
The engine has been renamed the 1864 to honor the year the rail line was founded, and is compliant with stringent Environmental Protection Agency standards.
—Danya Bacchus, CBS News, 29 June 2024
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rename. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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