Is it *still* not possible to batch rename files in LRC using string substitution/"find-and-replace" like you can easily do in Bridge? Incredible if true.

I have seen posts from as far back as 2011 asking this same question and it is astounding to me that LrC doesn’t have the ability to batch re-name files using string substitution. So it appears my options are: create a naming template that will overwrite the part of the filename that I want to keep, or rename them in Bridge the way I want and then re-import them into LrC. Anyone else have a way to accomplish a batch rename that allows for a simple find and replace?