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christening

[kris-uh-ning, kris-ning] / ˈkrɪs ə nɪŋ, ˈkrɪs nɪŋ /


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Bitcoin had risen nine out of the previous 11 Octobers before this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data, leading to some bulls christening the month “Uptober.”

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

I’d recently treated myself to a deep red nonstick Bundt pan and this recipe became its christening.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

And pretty quickly thereafter, some slamming winter rains did their own kind of christening and Prospect Bar got washed away, to be replaced almost at once by the even more grandly named Eldoradoville.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Doris was known for her frankness, as well as the hilarious reason she refused to make a salad for Neil the Baby’s christening.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

The christening for little Carlos was scheduled for the morning, so the big event would be Papi Carlos's party that night.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez