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adjective

Definition of dubbednext
as in named

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dubbed

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verb

past tense of dub
1
as in called
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 fumbled
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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  1. termed
  2. murdered
  3. titled
  4. ruined
  5. destroyed
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  • With incumbents termed out or opting to not run again, both House seats and the Senate seat will have new occupants after the November election.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The approach, termed neuro-symbolic AI aims at fusing the mechanistic aspects of deep learning neural networks with human like knowledge, reasoning and intuition, enabling broader generalization capabilities.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • Popular on Variety Chico Mendes, who was murdered by a rancher in 1988, is an international symbol of the struggle to protect the Amazon Rainforest.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Their father had been murdered in their home, which was then looted and burnt to the ground.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Rich Homie Quan’s family and team have released the late Atlanta rapper’s first posthumous album, a 35-song effort titled Forever Going In.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Voice coach most recently dropped an album of children’s songs and lullabies titled My Favorite Dream, featuring cameos from Teigen, 8-year-old daughter Luna and 6-year-old son Miles.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • More than half of the deaths were in North Carolina, where several feet of fast-moving water destroyed entire communities.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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