1
as in to choose
to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority
the designated time for the meeting
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
he has yet to designate his successor as head of the firm
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3
as in to name
to give a name to
he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
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Recent Examples of designate
What's next: Nearly 9,000 square feet of retail space is available for lease, according to Camp North End, including a spot specifically designated to be a speakeasy.
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Laura Barrero, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The president has the authority to designate one of these commissioners as the chair, acting as the chief executive officer of the agency.
—Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
The gang, which was recently designated a terrorist organization, is being targeted for deportation back to their home countries.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Of the two, Huff has the advantage of being on the 40-man roster while Stassi is a non-roster invitee, which means the Giants would have to designate a player for assignment to make room.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Laura Barrero, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The president has the authority to designate one of these commissioners as the chair, acting as the chief executive officer of the agency.
—Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
The gang, which was recently designated a terrorist organization, is being targeted for deportation back to their home countries.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Of the two, Huff has the advantage of being on the 40-man roster while Stassi is a non-roster invitee, which means the Giants would have to designate a player for assignment to make room.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designate
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The Suns drafted him with the 22nd pick, one of three Arkansas Razorbacks chosen in the first round, joining Todd Day and Lee Mayberry.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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California state workers who have been watching the chaos unfold understand that public servants at the federal level don’t choose to work in government for the overly generous salaries.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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Any appeals of decisions in New Jersey would be heard by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is split 6-6 between active judges appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Hundreds co-founder has been named vp of creative for the Americas at Disney Consumer Products.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Police said crime decreased in neighborhood when 11-year-old was arrested The 11-year-old has been named as a suspect in multiple shootings, as well as more burglaries, police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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As for the near to mid-term outlook, the latest is Barça appearing to plot a more concrete route to land Díaz (Spanish) in either a matter of months or 2026, setting aside between €70 million ($76 million) and €75 million ($82 million), according to SPORT.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A reception at Gracie Mansion for the Greek-American community set for Thursday in advance of the group’s annual parade has stirred controversy after senior Adams administration officials revoked an award for one of the honorees at the last minute.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The top executives of the music awards in each country, or those nominated by the top executives, will participate in MAJ as overseas voting members.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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She was nominated to lead the NEH by then-president Joe Biden in October 2021 and confirmed to a typical four-year term in the role by the Senate the following February.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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After winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump selected former Arizona gubernatorial and Senate candidate Kari Lake to head VOA.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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According to Colossal’s chief science officer, Beth Shapiro, these genetic edits were selected based on comparative studies of ancient mammoth DNA recovered from preserved remains.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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If participants could not be clearly assigned to one type of diet, they were excluded.—
Anna Bader,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Designate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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