Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Name
Name verb - To give a name to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted, in that Cree actually is her name, and Numbuh 11 was an old code name that doesn't apply to her anymore.
Source: That Man Is Dead - Also can apply when a newlywed woman appends her husband's name to her own, creating a funny combination.
Source: Embarrassing Middle Name -
Kenpachi Zaraki was nameless until he decided to give himself a name (Zaraki was the district he came from and he decided to apply the Kenpachi title to himself).
Source: You Are Number 6
Cite this Source
Name and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/name
Apply & Name. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/name>.
Name or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/name.
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