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denominating

verb

present participle of denominate
as in naming
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 denominating And beyond the fall in funding amounts, a mark of the evolution in Chinese-Africa lending is that lenders are increasingly denominating loans in yuan instead of the US dollars. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denominating
  1. naming
  2. calling
  3. dubbing
  4. labeling
  5. designating
  6. terming
  7. nominating
Verb
  • When Bob Iger released a statement naming me as his successor, the news stunned most people at the company, catching them entirely off guard.
    — Bob Chapek, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The group also reflected its bicultural identity by naming artists from across the musical spectrum who have joined them on stage, including 50 Cent, Bobby Shmurda, YG and Bobby Pulido.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • Whatever the underlying reason, calling the problem by its name — gently recognizing the caregiver is struggling — adds a sense of agency and the strength to keep going.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • To get the coach's side of the story, CBS News Detroit tried calling her, reaching out to her on social media, knocking on her door and writing her a letter.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • The new live features include a new co-hosting function in which two creators can appear on the same stream together, and a live auto-dubbing tool that automatically translates speech in real time.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The platform also carries premium-quality subtitles and dubbing in more than 12 Asian languages, among them English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dubbing
Verb
  • Although heavily implied, officers at the news conference stopped short of labeling Betkouski as a suspect in the Tylenol murders.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Gardner said that the insurer missed the standard two-year deadline to recover the money and is now labeling routine billing as fraud to avoid legal time limits.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • Indeed, the administration has wielded its power against Anthropic, with the Pentagon previously designating the company a rare supply-chain risk and stalled the release of its Mythos model.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the Supreme Court ruled that federal law hadn’t blocked states from designating grace periods.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • With Vice Mayor Pam Foley terming out, five individuals are vying for her District 9 seat, which encompasses a southwestern portion in San Jose, including the Cambrian Park neighborhood.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of terming
Verb
  • Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominating

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“Denominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denominating. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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