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 suit names Yale New Haven Hospital, Midstate Medical Center, and Hartford Healthcare Corporation as defendants.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • The alleged use and reproduction of journalists’ work is central to the lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant.
    — Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of names
Verb
  • If travel, study, or a larger goal calls, align the timing and budget before moving forward.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Those grants, up to $600,000 and awarded on a competitive basis, will be doled out through what a budget trailer bill calls the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.
    — Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • The bill designates firing squads as the primary method of execution.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security designates which foreign countries qualify for TPS.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 June 2026
Definition of designates
Verb
  • The stockpiles in Cushing, Oklahoma – which dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of America – fell below 20 million barrels and remained below that critical threshold last week.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Its publisher dubs Cloudthief a data-center noir, which makes Air a data-center fantasy and last year’s film Eddington a data-center western.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 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
  • Also highlighted this year as finalists are fellow couture designer Julie de Libran as well as menswear labels EgonLab and Kartik Research.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
  • Netris labels its approach NAAM, for Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy, and has become the platform neoclouds standardize on as the category takes shape.
    — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of labels
Verb
  • The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of entitles

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