- present participle of name.
naming
Example Sentences
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I am comfortable naming him as the owner because public records confirmed this fact, even though at one point he told me he didn’t want to be identified in this story.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He added that naming Watt, who joined CBS as an NFL analyst in 2023, as an interim replacement was necessary as the first kickoff is a month away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Oman's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned "repeated attacks on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz", without naming Iran.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
A day after naming Guido Oelkers as its new CEO, BioNTech reported disappointing results and significantly lowered revenue guidance for this year, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Following the swearing-in of Andrew Johnson as the seventeenth president, Stanton had issued a reward for Jefferson Davis and other Confederate officials, naming them as assassination conspirators.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
