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
Only shows that aired in those 12 months were nominated.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times since 2018 but has yet to win.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
She’s since been nominated for 19 Grammys, including Album of the Year for Planet Her (Deluxe) at the 2022 awards.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
President Trump nominated Rebecca Taibleson to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times since 2018 but has yet to win.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
She’s since been nominated for 19 Grammys, including Album of the Year for Planet Her (Deluxe) at the 2022 awards.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
President Trump nominated Rebecca Taibleson to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 15 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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Bonta, first appointed to his role by Gov. Gavin Newsom four years ago, is an important player in any ballot amendment’s passage.—
David Weigel,
semafor.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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The letter calls on each museum to designate a point of contact to provide details on plans for programming to highlight the country’s 250th anniversary.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The County Ambassador Program allows each of Indiana’s 92 counties to designate a student to represent the area and promote its quality of life and job opportunities to others.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
13 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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The Federal Government's Argument The Trump administration claimed that several provisions of Illinois' privacy law—including penalties for violations related to E-Verify—constituted sanctions on employers of unauthorized workers and therefore fell under IRCA's preemption clause.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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Corll tortured, raped and killed at least 28 boys and young men between the ages of 13 and 20 in a rash of crimes dubbed the Houston Mass Murders.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
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 27 Aug. 2025.
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