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In a grand finale, the drones formed a popping champagne bottle, and the voice of Disney CEO Bob Iger officially christened the Disney Treasure, the newest cruise ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
After Tuesday’s proceedings, on the practice court that Taurasi christened last summer, Thomas, U’Ren, head coach Nate Tibbetts and Sabally posed for a photo.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The troubled woman who christened herself Mother God died of her own neo-hippie health regimen; her emaciated corpse was blue from consuming colloidal silver.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
So, Nasser asked the IAU if the moment could be christened by actually naming 2002 VE Zoozve.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
After Tuesday’s proceedings, on the practice court that Taurasi christened last summer, Thomas, U’Ren, head coach Nate Tibbetts and Sabally posed for a photo.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The troubled woman who christened herself Mother God died of her own neo-hippie health regimen; her emaciated corpse was blue from consuming colloidal silver.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
So, Nasser asked the IAU if the moment could be christened by actually naming 2002 VE Zoozve.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for christen
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The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The soccer star, 35, welcomed her second baby, a son named Enzo, with husband Servando Carrasco, sharing the happy news with a joint post on Instagram on Sunday, March 30.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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The actress was soon dubbed America's Sweetheart and has since earned the title of PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful Woman a record five times.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Today’s flagship data center GPUs, like Nvidia’s Hopper and newer Blackwell architecture, are dubbed the engines of this new industrial revolution.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Eversource and United Illuminating make the same allegations and have made the same claims in a separate suit. PURA and others, including Gov. Ned Lamont, who has nominated her for a second term, insist Gillett has consistently acted within her authority.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wood won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program in 2021, and was nominated again for the BAFTA TV category in 2022.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Late on Thursday, Trump signed an executive order directing agency heads to allow federal officials designated by the president or agency leadership to have unfettered access to data, unclassified records and software and IT systems.—
Nathan Layne and Tim Reid,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Outfielders Nelson Velázquez and Nick Pratto are out of minor-league options and could be designated for assignment.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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In environments that prioritize harmony and consensus, leaders who express disagreement may swiftly be labeled as poor listeners or seen as dismissive of differing viewpoints.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gang databases have long been criticized for civil liberties violations, lack of due process, and the collateral consequences of being labeled a gang member—concerns that only multiply when deportation is the result.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Just a month earlier, another game titled PirateFi was found to be spreading the Vidar infostealer, a sophisticated piece of malware capable of compromising passwords, browser session cookies, cryptocurrency wallets, and more.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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To make the numbers work, Constantin created a new model for the production, shooting a feature film version of the story, titled Hagen, and the six-part TV series simultaneously.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Due to what the network termed ‘technical difficulties,’ at least the first two periods of the Sharks game against the Leafs, which began shortly after 7:30 p.m., was unavailable to some cable television customers, namely those with Xfinity.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a change in the way events are termed.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Christen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/christen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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