1
as in to name
to give a name to
this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors
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Recent Examples of nominate
At the nominations ceremony, Vince nominated Ava Pearl, Mickey Lee, and Kelley Jorgensen for eviction, with Mickey being his primary target.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump has yet to nominate a permanent FEMA administrator, leaving the agency in the hands of an acting official with no emergency management experience.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
If Bayrou’s minority government collapses, Macron may nominate another prime minister, likely to be a centrist who will face a similar struggle to pass a budget.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Kathleen Felix-Hager’s work on season four has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Costume Design in a Comedy Series for the 77th Emmy Awards.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump has yet to nominate a permanent FEMA administrator, leaving the agency in the hands of an acting official with no emergency management experience.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
If Bayrou’s minority government collapses, Macron may nominate another prime minister, likely to be a centrist who will face a similar struggle to pass a budget.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Kathleen Felix-Hager’s work on season four has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Costume Design in a Comedy Series for the 77th Emmy Awards.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
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In Laurium, Michigan, the Laurium Manor Inn was named the best historical bed and breakfast while Ludington's Cartier Mansion placed second.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Bondi told the president he is named in the Epstein files, according to media reports.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Pulte said the loans in question date to mid-2021, before Cook was appointed to the Fed by former President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate the following year.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wayne County Circuit Judge Edward Ewell appointed a receiver for CBD Detroit Apartments on June 30 at the request of a special servicer for the loan that defaulted.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Each person can claim two tickets and seat locations are randomly assigned, not based on your position in line.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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In 1960, her second year as a guest columnist, Gibson was assigned a rookie reporter, Richard Evans.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Seventeen states have designated times in July and August when certain items can be purchased tax-free.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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At other times, sometimes in the same building, they were allowed to record in some hallways, barred from other hallways, and denied entry to spaces designated for the public.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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Inclusion does not constitute endorsement, and institutional adoption timelines across all providers remain uncertain.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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State and federal officials are raising concerns that a recent social media post by Immigration and Customs Enforcement constitutes intimidation and attempts to silence a lawmaker.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
20 Aug. 2025
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Perkins dubbed this new gang of comedy talent the ‘Brit Art’ crew and reflected on how the pandemic stymied this kind of collaboration.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tools like Heimdall’s orb, dubbed the Neuron, can fill in that blank.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Aug. 2025
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All students are entitled to breakfast and lunch at no charge in Miami-Dade public schools.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Foreigners with valid visas are entitled to the same public health care access and treatments as Italian citizens.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Nominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominate. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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