How to Use rename in a Sentence

rename

verb
Definition of renamenext
Synonyms for renamenext
  • The team was renamed the RiverBats in 1999, and that was shortened to the Bats three years later.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
  • Fort Hood is among nine Army bases that will be renamed this year.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 8 May 2023
  • Instead, the Bureau has renamed the event, Jeep the Yoop, which is scheduled for May 10-12.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In response, the shelter renamed one of their pups after the Stranger Things star.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The trek has been renamed the Good Times tour, also in honor of Cattermole, who sang lead on the group’s 2001 song of the same name.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • The most recent chapel, rebuilt after a fire in 1894 and renamed Waiola, burned to the ground this week.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The idea was floated years ago and dropped, but the time has come to rename the third U.S. Open stadium, the Grandstand, after her.
    — Patrick Sauer, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Her body of work reveals how the injuries of the past can be renamed and reshaped by those who keep on living.
    — Imani Perry, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In April of this year, the school in Barbados that Chisholm attended as a child was renamed in her honor.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In late 2020, it was renamed the County Fire Department.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The town of Grasse, near Cannes, is famous for its flowers—one of which was renamed for the monarch—as well as its perfume industry.
    — Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In ten years in Congress, the only bill Amash sponsored that became law was to rename a post office.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The original fruit flavors changed when the candy was renamed to Starburst in 1998.
    — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The bridge was renamed to honor the popular Kansas City sports legend in 2016.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The nascent shop was renamed Walt Disney Studio three years later at Roy’s urging.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Regan, who counts Gross among his PR clients, says Gross considers the bar renaming to be an honor.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • In 2012, the category was renamed Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Shortly after Workflow was bought, it was renamed the Shortcuts app, which is now preinstalled on iPhones and Macs.
    — Alex Heath, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The Glomar Explorer was later renamed and used for deep-sea oil drilling and exploration.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This meant that the unofficial date for workers’ rights, May 1, was moved and renamed, getting its own day of recognition.
    — Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Countless schools have been renamed to honor dead soldiers, and memorials are rife.
    — Milana Mazaeva, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • The book club later became an official charity and was renamed The Queen’s Reading Room.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Developer Daniel Schuyler petitioned the city to rename it Golden Hill in 1887.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Mills also petitioned to have a street in Middletown, Conn., renamed to honor an enslaved man named Prince Mortimer, who lived there.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The suburb, which was renamed from Moskovskyi after the invasion, was the site of fierce fighting last year, with Russian troops advancing right into the neighborhood.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • In the post, the group shares a wealth of information about the dog Brown picked up from the humane society, including details on the pup's sweet demeanor and photos of the canine, who has been renamed Jabba, with the actress.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Earlier this year, Prince’s home state of Minnesota honored him by renaming a stretch of highway after him that runs past his Paisley Park home.
    — Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The late pop superstar Prince is being honored in Minnesota as the state renames a seven-mile stretch of highway that runs past his Paisley Park recording studios.
    — Trisha Ahmed, Fortune, 9 May 2023
  • Its chatbot is embodied by a digital avatar that users can rename and customize.
    — Cade Metz, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The couple wanted to change it — and avoid bad luck by performing a proper renaming ceremony.
    — Jessica Battilana, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023

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