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Recent Examples of christen
The exhibition is the largest-ever exhibit of the late Queen's fashion, featuring 300 items from her wardrobe, including her wedding dress and christening gown.
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Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Ice Cream and Reebok have had an on-and-off-again relationship since christening it with the Flavour sneaker in 2004.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
The open-concept kitchen practically begs to be christened with a tuna melt and a ginger ale after a long day of lake adventures—or perhaps after reckoning with complicated feelings for your fiercest athletic rival.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Herons christened their new home the previous week vs Austin, also with a 2-2 tie.
—Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Ice Cream and Reebok have had an on-and-off-again relationship since christening it with the Flavour sneaker in 2004.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
The open-concept kitchen practically begs to be christened with a tuna melt and a ginger ale after a long day of lake adventures—or perhaps after reckoning with complicated feelings for your fiercest athletic rival.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Herons christened their new home the previous week vs Austin, also with a 2-2 tie.
—Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen
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Both Schindler and Vellenga were named to the all-tournament team over the weekend at the Smack Attack hosted by Brother Rice in Chicago.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Karres founded the iconic South End restaurant that grew from an ice cream stand named Zesto’s in 1967 into a local institution known for its hamburgers and soft-serve dip-top cones and shakes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of Sellers’ struggles could be pinned on offensive play calling and a lack of polished talent around him.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The plan, conveyed through mediators in Pakistan to break a stalemate with Washington, calls for extending the ceasefire so the parties can work toward a permanent end to the fighting, Axios said.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the Met Gala, dubbed fashion's biggest night in New York City, rumors have been circulating on social media that Beyoncé might be making an announcement related to her next album.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The range-topping variant is available in an exclusive finish dubbed Titan Silver, which resembles liquid metal thanks to a combination of fine aluminum flake and advanced pigment technology.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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Director Johnson won the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Award for his feature The Skeleton Twins, which was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the festival.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Those changes impact everything from which films are eligible for Best International Feature, to how many performances an actor can be nominated for in one year, and so on.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The two demonstrations reporters witnessed on Thursday at Fort Bragg consisted of three Bumblebee V1s, two working as a team against a third drone that was designated as the enemy drone.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Teachers at International Newcomer Academy, the Fort Worth school district’s only school designated for immigrant and refugee students, are pleading for district leadership to keep it open as the school board prepares to vote on closing the campus at a meeting Tuesday evening.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shirley has labeled Bonta’s bill a threat to journalism and the First Amendment, saying the Democratic lawmaker is trying to stop his investigations.—
Andrew Graham
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mayes told me that this pattern is why so many students of color have been labeled EBD.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Netflix has announced that its sci-fi thriller formerly known as 11817 is now titled The Last House.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alongside her paintings and her early composite portraits on view at Heft, there is also a 2026 sculptural performance work titled Mary and the Quantum Spheres.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ruff announced that Josh Norris was out for Game 3 with an undisclosed injury and termed him day-to-day and in his place went with Noah Ostlund (11-16-27 in 60 regular season games) while Tyson Kozak went in for Josh Dunne as the fourth-line center.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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If Flora wins, he will be termed out in 2028.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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