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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
Here’s hoping that the designation of bitcoin as money becomes reality.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats pushed back on limiting groundwater conservation goals and restricting the designation of rural groundwater management areas to the Hualapai, Willcox, and Gila Bend basins only.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
The designation means that the travel and behavior patterns of such individuals could indicate a possible nexus to nefarious activity, including terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats pushed back on limiting groundwater conservation goals and restricting the designation of rural groundwater management areas to the Hualapai, Willcox, and Gila Bend basins only.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
The designation means that the travel and behavior patterns of such individuals could indicate a possible nexus to nefarious activity, including terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In fact, another beloved train also, confusingly, operates under the iconic moniker: the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express belongs to Belmond and travels occasionally through Italy.JD Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
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To make this easier, appointments are not required.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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City leaders have two options: an appointment or a special election.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The last successful Maxwell model was called the Chrysler Six, so when Maxwell Motors reorganized, the name was changed to Chrysler Corp. with guess-who as its president and board chairman.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Last year, in the wake of an independent investigation looking into the misconduct of the Cupertino City Council, Moore and fellow Councilmember Liang Chao were stripped of their committee assignments.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Studies show that students without an internet connection at home have a harder time than their peers, with roughly 17% unable to complete homework assignments.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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But the Roos tied the game near the end of the first half and, with a man advantage, grabbed a winner to clinch their second-straight Summit League title, 2-1, on Saturday at DU Soccer Stadium.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The organizations that allegedly published them, including the American Psychological Association and Pew Research Center, are real, but the titles cited in the document are not discoverable online.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Some aficionados will argue that three complications is just a complicated watch, but four—and more certainly five—qualifies for the grand complication nomenclature.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Gomes, a former pitcher who is now L.A.’s general manager, clarified the nomenclature.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, because its peculiar shape was reminiscent of a clothes iron, the Flatiron nickname quickly stuck.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rita Hills Chardonnay, which is sourced from four different vineyards within the appellation.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Designation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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