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denominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of denominate
as in names
to give a name to stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science

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Recent Examples of denominates It’s built on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains and denominates trades primarily in the stablecoin USDC. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denominates
  1. names
  2. calls
  3. designates
  4. dubs
  5. nominates
  6. terms
  7. labels
  8. entitles
Verb
  • The portal also names the agencies on both sides of the county's data.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Each person names something that is currently stuck, unclear or in need of assistance.
    — Siri Swahari, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of names
Verb
  • Its maker, Ruiying Detection Technology, a spinoff from the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, calls it the smallest and lightest CT system ever built.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sony took part in seven of those deals, building what MPA calls the industry’s only end-to-end anime operation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • Algerian state media reported, without presenting evidence, contact between Emirati diplomats and the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie, or MAK, which Algeria designates a terrorist organization.
    — Tareq Alotaiba, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For example, Seychelles’ constitution designates three national languages, of which French is one.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of designates
Verb
  • There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of nominates
Verb
  • On the left, an approach that Neem terms post-American has taken root, pushing the arguments of the 1970s in an ever more emphatic direction.
    — Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • Perez, a Cuban-American attorney who terms out from the House this year, has emerged as one of Florida Republicans’ most influential and divisive figures.
    — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Definition of terms
Verb
  • Sometimes these deals work out in the artists’ or labels’ favor.
    — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Building a strategy that labels a cell only when both genes are on took her team years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of labels
Verb
  • Gillibrand is the senior Democrat on the committee, which entitles her to lead one hearing per year on a topic of her choice.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Currently, overtime pay entitles a worker to be paid at least one-and-a-half times their normal rate for hours worked past 40 in a week, according to the Department of Labor.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of entitles

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“Denominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denominates. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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