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as in named
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 appointed
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 nominated
The trial was previously assigned to Judge Andrew Carter, who was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Fueled by the partnership between James Beard nominated Chef Evan Funke and hospitality group, Ten Five, both the food and the experience should feel open and welcoming.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Many of the eligible artists have been nominated for new artist awards at other awards shows in the past year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Earlier in the interview, Ronan and Kimmel had joked about how the actress has lost in the Oscar race despite being nominated four times thus far.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
All five of Laika’s stop-motion films have been nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline During his time on GH, Jackson was nominated for nine Emmys and won five in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2012.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Chelsie nominated Cam Sullivan-Brown and Makensy Manbeck for eviction, leaving Rubina Bernabe off the block.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
So is Cody Johnson, who was nominated in that category at the CMAs in both 2019 and 2022.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Fueled by the partnership between James Beard nominated Chef Evan Funke and hospitality group, Ten Five, both the food and the experience should feel open and welcoming.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Many of the eligible artists have been nominated for new artist awards at other awards shows in the past year.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Earlier in the interview, Ronan and Kimmel had joked about how the actress has lost in the Oscar race despite being nominated four times thus far.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
All five of Laika’s stop-motion films have been nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline During his time on GH, Jackson was nominated for nine Emmys and won five in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2012.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Chelsie nominated Cam Sullivan-Brown and Makensy Manbeck for eviction, leaving Rubina Bernabe off the block.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
So is Cody Johnson, who was nominated in that category at the CMAs in both 2019 and 2022.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominated
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The superintendent is appointed by the county’s elected, seven-member board of education.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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After Mahan vacated the District 10 seat two years ago, the City Council appointed Batra over a slew of candidates that included Casey.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But labor-relations law as currently constituted under the Wagner Act creates monopolistic unions that exercise outsized power with the backing of the federal government.The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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This constituted a slightly larger attack than the barrage in April, which involved about 110 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles fired toward Israel.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
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The United States designated Hezbollah a foreign terrorist organization in 1997, and in 2017 designated Safieddine a foreign terrorist.Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Little White Schoolhouse was designated a National Historic Site in 1974.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
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With incumbents termed out or opting to not run again, both House seats and the Senate seat will have new occupants after the November election.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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The approach, termed neuro-symbolic AI aims at fusing the mechanistic aspects of deep learning neural networks with human like knowledge, reasoning and intuition, enabling broader generalization capabilities.Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Nominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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