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as in set
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 appointed
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 named
to give a name to
he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
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as in specified
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Recent Examples of designated
Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Hairston was designated to return from IR and began his 21-day practice window on Monday, but this latest update puts him on track to potentially rejoin the lineup ahead of Buffalo's Week 8 road test against the Carolina Panthers.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jays scooped him up on waivers after the Red Sox designated him for assignment in September of last year.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Marshall was designated to return from injured reserve; the team has 21 days to activate him.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
My late father, our family’s designated Costco shopper, wore Kirkland Signature pants.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Bell designated himself the mediator earlier this month.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
San Jose has been boosting enforcement on RV encampments, and in 2022, Mountain View designated three miles of streets for oversized vehicles after being sued by the ACLU for their initial ban.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Ticketholders can check in at the location designated on their ticket the day of the events.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Hairston was designated to return from IR and began his 21-day practice window on Monday, but this latest update puts him on track to potentially rejoin the lineup ahead of Buffalo's Week 8 road test against the Carolina Panthers.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jays scooped him up on waivers after the Red Sox designated him for assignment in September of last year.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Marshall was designated to return from injured reserve; the team has 21 days to activate him.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
My late father, our family’s designated Costco shopper, wore Kirkland Signature pants.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Bell designated himself the mediator earlier this month.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
San Jose has been boosting enforcement on RV encampments, and in 2022, Mountain View designated three miles of streets for oversized vehicles after being sued by the ACLU for their initial ban.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designated
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Momentum is building behind the idea of ‘EU–INC’ – not a carbon copy of the Delaware model, but a fresh, pan-European corporate entity that will set a new global standard for business formation.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Without a national cinémathèque, the National Film Institute (NFI), along with the Film Archive and Filmlab, set about restoring, digitizing and sharing Hungary’s cinema.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest on Saturday following his team’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, just 39 days after he was appointed manager at the City Ground.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Galal was appointed to the Egyptian senate by al-Sisi just three days ago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The two were falsely named as recruits to the university's crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport, including posing for photos of themselves working out using crew machines.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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And with Crosby being an Eastern Michigan alum and having grown up a Lions fan, the dots seemingly connect themselves, which is why Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton named the Lions as one of the frontrunners to trade for the 28-year-old edge-rusher.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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That includes a bill that would allow Milwaukee to install traffic and speed cameras on intersections with high rates of car crashes and automatically cite drivers who speed at a specified rate.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rotating strike activity may be isolated to specific locations, affecting those areas for a specified period, the Crown corporation said, without revealing any details.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump nominated him in May to lead the office of special counsel, but his appointment was postponed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’s concert from the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado will be broadcast exclusively on Apple Music Live, beginning Wednesday, Oct 29.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Containers not properly labeled.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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The whole field was turning into an ideological battleground between proponents of experimental physics, which became known as Deutsche Physik, and theoretical physics, labeled Jüdische Physik.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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These restaurants were picked by the editors of Southern Living who report, research, and visit restaurants across the South.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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How was Arizona's top doughnut picked?—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The randomized clinical trial enrolled 114 patients with moderate-to-mild knee osteoarthritis who were each assigned a very low dose of radiation, a low dose or a placebo.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Designated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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