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christened the new baby "Ophelia"
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Here's who will christen the new building Brad Paisley's Toy Store story
Williams-Paisley said once the couple founded The Store, her husband's dream was always to have a toy store, too.
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
The previous night, Ball had christened a new TV room by watching Posen on Project Runway for the first time.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, Relax will be christened in Málaga, Spain in April by British pop idol Robbie Williams (formerly with the band Take That), while Flow will see its itineraries launch in August 2026.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Ripley's victory was capped off by the Undertaker making a surprise appearance, essentially christening Ripley as the biggest thing in professional wrestling.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
The previous night, Ball had christened a new TV room by watching Posen on Project Runway for the first time.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, Relax will be christened in Málaga, Spain in April by British pop idol Robbie Williams (formerly with the band Take That), while Flow will see its itineraries launch in August 2026.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Ripley's victory was capped off by the Undertaker making a surprise appearance, essentially christening Ripley as the biggest thing in professional wrestling.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen
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In his 13 seasons, David has been named first-team All-Pro in 2013, second-team All-Pro in the 2016 and 2020 seasons and a Pro Bowler in 2015.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Graham will kick off a book tour in Charleston March 13 at the library branch named for his late sister.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Pauline Kael dubbed his performance the best in the film.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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What To Know There have been tensions over NATO accusing Russia of sabotaging vessels in the Baltic Sea and claims of hybrid warfare around what is dubbed the NATO Lake as the alliance's members move to combat Moscow's belligerence in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 38-year-old actress is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba Thropp in Jon M. Chu's Wicked.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her little sister — who died in 2010 — was nominated for Georgy Girl (1986) and Gods and Monsters (1998).—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The gang, which was recently designated a terrorist organization, is being targeted for deportation back to their home countries.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Of the two, Huff has the advantage of being on the 40-man roster while Stassi is a non-roster invitee, which means the Giants would have to designate a player for assignment to make room.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last July, Haaretz reported that, under Landau’s direction, works on loan from the Israel Museum would not be labeled as such in foreign institutions.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Such testing is only required when a product is specifically labeled as a made for children.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Spin Master Corp is titling their Paw Patrol threequel — PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie. Also revealed today is the synopsis of the doggie cartoon movie: After their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the PAW Patrol crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The show began its life as a spinoff of Showtime’s Ray Donovan, titled The Donovans.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stein later termed it the happiest day of his life.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Anti-fans, as pop-culture scholars have termed them, are similar to hate-watchers: consumers who become fixated on what frustrates them.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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