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as in to name
to give a name to
I've dubbed my car the "Lone Ranger," although "Loan Raider" probably would have been more apt
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he dubbed his first attempt at homemade wine, but he got it reasonably right on the second
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Recent Examples of dub
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Patty was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and dubbed an Indiana Living Legend in 2007.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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Verb
So in 2019, when Pat Shurmur’s 3-11 Giants only had to lose out to get the No. 2 overall pick, Mara’s team beat Washington in Week 16 anyway in a game that was dubbed The Chase Young Bowl.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Patty was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and dubbed an Indiana Living Legend in 2007.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
Nevertheless, this is the most forward-looking of the late jazz musician’s works, full of undeniable momentum and contagious exuberance as branch and her ensemble meld folk, calypso, dub, and punk into fervent, free-flowing jazz.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
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Verb
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Reagan then turned to a businessman named J. Peter Grace and a commission charged with finding efficiencies in the government.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Fox Nation named President-elect Donald Trump the Patriot of the Year as a part of the 2024 Fox Nation Patriot Awards event in Long Island, New York on Thursday night.James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Taylor started Indy’s unraveling by fumbling away a would-be 41-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that would’ve given Indianapolis a 20-7 lead.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s what Matt Stafford did after fumbling through the start of the game.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.John Phillips, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
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The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
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Each of the four categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Though titled Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… on Netflix and labeled a comedy special, Foxx’s reveal is bigger than its billing.Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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To have someone so esteemed give that sort of affirmation about my work really just blew me away.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me.Marina Watts, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Land lubbers hike: Lace up those shoes for a 9 to 11 a.m. excursion on Sunday, Oct. 20, to Ansel’s Cave in The West Woods in Russell Township.Joan Rusek, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
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Water-lubbers can easily access freshwater lakes, rural flatland and woodland forests.Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 May 2018
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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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However, today most young people rarely call each other.Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
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Senator skips votes as term comes to an end Ex-Apache County attorney to get $6K monthly from pension after getting booted Arizona will automatically reimburse school voucher requests for $2K or less Trump wants steep tariffs in his 2nd term.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Comey, an Obama appointee, had served only four years of his term when Trump booted him and appointed Wray.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dub. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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