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  • past tense form of name.
  • past participle of name.

named





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His family moved to Decatur, Ill., where Archer-Daniels-Midland was based, after the agricultural giant named him to its board in 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Spirostomum ambiguum is a giant single-celled ciliate, named for the fringe of hairlike cilia it uses to swim.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

He named his organization Re-Oak California after a group in the Bay Area with the same name.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Ukraine's staunchest defenders in Washington before his death on 11 July.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Our Tribal Youth Council adviser had pointed out that the real tribe named in the story hadn’t received any compensation.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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