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rename

British  
/ riːˈneɪm /

verb

  1. to change the name of (someone or something)

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Six years later, it became a beverage distributor and renamed itself Innovative Beverage Group.

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“And there was a state bill to address this, but it failed. On the bright side, they did pass a bill to rename a bridge after Jeff Bridges. So that’s cute.”

From Salon

On Monday, the Boracay, which now sails under the Russian flag and has been renamed Phoenix, was anchored near the port of Rizhao in northeastern China, according to Marine Traffic.

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The newly renamed Sunrisers Leeds is owned by Indian conglomerate Sun Group, one of four of the eight Hundred franchises with connections to the Indian Premier League.

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Last year, two streets in Braunau am Inn commemorating Nazis were renamed after years of complaints by activists.

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