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dub

verb as in name, label something

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Her presidency was overshadowed by several investigations, including a corruption inquiry dubbed "Rolexgate", concerning allegations she accepted Rolex watches as bribes.

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Local residents dubbed it Boko Haram - a name which in the Hausa language loosely translates as "Western education is forbidden" because of their opposition to Western-style schools.

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The best it can do for jokes is endless animal wordplay—a road sign reading “Gnu Jersey,” a bacchanal dubbed “Burning Mammal.”

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics agency warned that a cyclone dubbed Senyar had formed on Wednesday, which could bring more extreme weather to the region in coming days.

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The next year, Forbes dubbed Silver Lake “America’s Hippest Hipster Neighborhood,” which meant it was no longer … that.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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