1
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
Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Some of those who had their tops adorned with the name and number of the player dubbed the greatest of all time (GOAT) by the club’s fanbase weren’t old enough to remember a Leicester squad that didn’t have an available Vardy in it.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The tech uses voices of the original cast to create dubs, and is compliant with SAG-AFTRA.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The platform, dubbed the Real World Asset Exchange (RRE), would feature off-chain matching for speed and on-chain settlement for transparency.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Some of those who had their tops adorned with the name and number of the player dubbed the greatest of all time (GOAT) by the club’s fanbase weren’t old enough to remember a Leicester squad that didn’t have an available Vardy in it.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
In the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, Pattinson lends the heron an unsavory croak.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The tech uses voices of the original cast to create dubs, and is compliant with SAG-AFTRA.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dub
Verb
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It’s even named after his childhood nickname, Kurky.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In 2015, he was named head coach at Montana, one of the top FCS programs in the country.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Massey ranged to his left, lost his footing and fumbled the ball.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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Gutierrez found the jury was confused by antitrust law elements and fumbled a calculation for damages by mistaking an overcharge with a discount.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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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.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.—
John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2020
Verb
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The Catawba Riverkeeper monitors water quality, though there isn’t a swimming beach monitoring site specifically labeled for Fishing Creek Lake in its public database.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Their cosmology and ways of knowing were labeled savage.—
Karida L. Brown,
Essence,
21 May 2025
Verb
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That’s just the beginning, though—keep scrolling for more deals sure to blow you away (no pun intended).—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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The weather can play a role too; rain can wash pollen from the air, while a windy day can blow it around, increasing your allergy symptoms.2 How Can You Prevent Allergy Symptoms?—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
Noun
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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
orlandosentinel.com,
19 July 2019
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Royals second baseman Jonathan India booted a ground ball with one out.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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In a similar trajectory to Liberty, Southeastern Louisiana shocked and eliminated the No. 10 LSU Tigers in the opening game 4-3, booting them into the losers bracket.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Dub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dub. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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