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 …—
Ron Kampeas
Ron KampeasThe program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …—Michael J. Miller
Michael J. MillerExamples of rename in a Sentence
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But instead of the Video Music Awards, she’s comically renamed the show to the No Visual Awards — playing off of her lack of video releases.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion and renamed it X, has set about radically revamping the service, firing thousands of workers, closing offices, and bringing back scores of extreme accounts that had been banned.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Before it was purchased and renamed by Elon Musk, the platform once known as Twitter required labels on content from authoritarian state media.
—David Klepper, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Her adoptive parents, Mary Carol and Robert Condor, renamed her Lana Therese Condor.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion and renamed it X, has set about radically revamping the service, firing thousands of workers, closing offices, and bringing back scores of extreme accounts that had been banned.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Before it was purchased and renamed by Elon Musk, the platform once known as Twitter required labels on content from authoritarian state media.
—David Klepper, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Her adoptive parents, Mary Carol and Robert Condor, renamed her Lana Therese Condor.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Rename.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rename. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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