naming contest

collocation in English

meaningsofnameandcontest

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name
noun
uk
/neɪm/us
/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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contest
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.test/us
/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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(Definition ofnameandcontestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The franchise then held anamingcontestto publicize the team, promising a $1,000 war bond to the winner.
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Anamingcontestwas held to name the new morning show.
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Ezerkrasts named so after thenamingcontestin 1975, in which this name was selected from 108 other variants.
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As a result, an onlinenamingcontestwas organized where fans contributed name suggestions for the publication series.
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Anamingcontestis currently underway to determine the team's monicker.
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Anamingcontestwould be held in the summer of 1989.
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This followed anamingcontestwhich attracted 6,000 entries from fifty states and sixty-one countries.
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The team initially held anamingcontestfor the team.
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The team name was chosen from among 1000 entries in a two-month-longnamingcontest.
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In 2013, the four lions were named by neighborhood children, winners of anamingcontest, and plaques were added to the statues.
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Anamingcontestis currently underway to determine the team's moniker.
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