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as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
we've never given the homemade gadget a proper designation
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as in appointment
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
the surprising designation of an unknown as the running mate raised a few eyebrows
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Recent Examples of designation
The court upheld Greece’s designation of Turkey a safe country, but also ruled that Greece could not use it as a means to summarily reject an asylum seeker’s application.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Boasberg, an Obama nominee, ruled that immigrants facing deportation must get an opportunity to challenge their designations as alleged gang members.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
Cooper Flagg has no injury designation and will be active for Duke against No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Along with its Corridors of Opportunity designation, Derita has sections marked for commercial development on the Charlotte Future 2040 map, a companion to the city’s comprehensive plan.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Boasberg, an Obama nominee, ruled that immigrants facing deportation must get an opportunity to challenge their designations as alleged gang members.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2025
Cooper Flagg has no injury designation and will be active for Duke against No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Along with its Corridors of Opportunity designation, Derita has sections marked for commercial development on the Charlotte Future 2040 map, a companion to the city’s comprehensive plan.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designation
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For practically her entire life, the mom of three has listed her favorite monikers, compiled them into lists and kept up with the latest baby naming trends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The list has been updated to include these characters and the action star’s latest unbelievable moniker in A Working Man.—
Rebecca Pahle,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Senate officials announced the appointment Friday at a committee hearing.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Researchers are warning that men who regularly dodge prostate cancer screening appointments are 45% more likely to die from the disease.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, nearly a full year after Sweeney and Powell joked about the drama on Saturday Night Live, their names are back-to-back in headlines once again.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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His name was James Cook, and for him the tree evaluation problem was personal: Stephen Cook, the legendary complexity theorist who invented it, is his father.—
Ben Brubaker,
Wired News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Angels designated for assignment relievers José Quijada and Ángel Perdomo to make room for Johnson and Rule 5 draft pick Garrett McDaniels, who also made the team.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Moore soon learned that a ship had lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing the six workers — whose assignment that night was filling potholes on the bridge.—
Lea Skene,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Brady could rise to No. 1 in the welterweight division, though Muhammad is already scheduled to defend his title against Jack Della Maddalena in May.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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With offers from several powerhouse programs, Morrow chose to play for Mulkey, a Hall of Famer who coached three Baylor teams and one LSU squad to national titles.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Of all its rivals, Audi appears to have settled into a nomenclature for its vehicles that at least makes a little sense.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Dec. 2024
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So far, six trucks have hit the streets with new nomenclature.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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So Far The village oracle cursed Kratos by literally bonding the ashes of his deceased family to his body, earning him the Ghost of Sparta nickname for his ghostly white visage.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the side known as Las Blancas — the feminine form of the men’s team’s Los Blancos nickname derived from their all-white kit — have been Champions League regulars but never challenged Barcelona’s domestic dominance.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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If approved, Moulin-à-Vent would become the first Beaujolais appellation to earn Premier Cru status.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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While white-wine production is around 6 percent across the appellation and at most wineries, one producer, Château La Nerthe, devotes 10 percent of its vineyard acreage to white grapes and its white bottlings of CdP account for around 15 percent of total production.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Designation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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