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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
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
Pomegranates have reached super stature and have been dubbed the new super fruit, surpassing blueberries as the antioxidant of choice for heart health.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
The second sound – the dub – occurs when the valves leading out of the heart close as the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The idea for Fabrecreate, as the company was later dubbed, started to take form one chilly night in 2023 when Gulati was watching the news in the school mess hall.
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Earlier this year, Sister Nancy teamed up with iconic dub music producer Mad Professor for her newest album, Armageddon.
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
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The rover, named SCARABS, comes from the Lunar and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at UEL and focuses on compact design, hardware validation, and long-term lunar infrastructure rather than spectacle.—
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Ball security The Hurricanes have fumbled the ball four times in the past two games and lost two of them — one apiece by Malachi Toney (first round against Texas A&M) and Fletcher (quarterfinal against Ohio State).—
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Herbert, who threw four interceptions in his last postseason appearance, fumbled five times after only coughing up the ball twice in his first 12 games this season.—
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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.—
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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.—
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Every part is neatly packaged and labeled in its own box with a canvas sleeve to keep it safe from scratches or dust.—
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In light of these trends, social media companies have faced growing pressure to step up efforts to label potentially misleading AI content.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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Somehow, this new sensation emitted an awareness of the magnitude in which skateboarding would warp my life, which only ratcheted up the anxiety of blowing it.—
Noun
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Carrie raves to Seema about her creative connection with Duncan, and during another writing session, Duncan helps Carrie with her faulty printer and gawks at her closet full of designer dresses and shoes.—
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Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.—
Verb
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Calò, a 46-year-old Sicilian, speaks passionately about El Popo, as Mexicans call the volcano, rattling off trivia.—
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.—
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The Bills could get booted early by a Jags squad peaking at exactly the right moment.—
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She nearly got booted during the first roundtable vote, a close call that seemed to leave her shaken.—
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dub. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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