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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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as in named
to give a name to
he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
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Recent Examples of designated
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2026
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
To make room on the A’s 40-man roster for Kuroda-Grauer, reliever Michael Kelly was designated for assignment.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Schmitt, following a pregame roster move to add outfielder Heliot Ramos and designated utilityman Buddy Kennedy, also happened to be the only backup infielder on the Giants’ bench.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
In the last decade, the cemetery — designated as private and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — ran into hard financial times and fell into disrepair.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The Cubs used 13 different relievers on the six-game road trip, including Vince Velasquez, who was designated for assignment Sunday to make room for Wicks.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Congress officially designated the last Monday in September to honor that observance.
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Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Another town Shapiro recommended visiting is Monte Sant’Angelo, which is designated one of the Borghi Più Belli d’Italia (most beautiful villages in Italy) and is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Its Radio Spectrum Policy Group has recommended that 540 MHz of the upper band is designated for priority mobile use with decisions on the additional 160 MHz (or potentially 125 MHz) delayed until the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 (WRC-27).
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Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Adjective
Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2026
Verb
On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up horses from the Montgomery Pass herd roaming beyond the roughly 200,000 acres designated for them along the California-Nevada border, according to a recent news release.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
To make room on the A’s 40-man roster for Kuroda-Grauer, reliever Michael Kelly was designated for assignment.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Schmitt, following a pregame roster move to add outfielder Heliot Ramos and designated utilityman Buddy Kennedy, also happened to be the only backup infielder on the Giants’ bench.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
In the last decade, the cemetery — designated as private and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — ran into hard financial times and fell into disrepair.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The Cubs used 13 different relievers on the six-game road trip, including Vince Velasquez, who was designated for assignment Sunday to make room for Wicks.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Congress officially designated the last Monday in September to honor that observance.
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Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Another town Shapiro recommended visiting is Monte Sant’Angelo, which is designated one of the Borghi Più Belli d’Italia (most beautiful villages in Italy) and is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Its Radio Spectrum Policy Group has recommended that 540 MHz of the upper band is designated for priority mobile use with decisions on the additional 160 MHz (or potentially 125 MHz) delayed until the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 (WRC-27).
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Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designated
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If the business reimburses the capital within a specified window, Magellan charges zero interest.
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Mayor Steven Meiner asked city staff to explore requiring developers to obtain all necessary approvals within a specified timeframe before receiving the zoning incentives.
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Linda Parisi, Blake Rakela’s defense attorney, has asked the court to set bail and allow her client to be released while the criminal case proceeds.
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Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
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After the independence resolution was proposed, in June 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman) to draft the Declaration.
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And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark.
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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
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The birds — a female named Långet, and two males named Mames and Sindålu — made their home on the island with the six other birds in September 2024, marking the first time since 1988 that Guam kingfishers have lived in the wild.
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The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.
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Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
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But Charania reported that the Celtics kept seeing what was out there for Brown, whom Boston selected with the third overall choice in the 2016 draft.
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In the fourth round of the NFL Draft, the Chiefs selected Oregon cornerback Jadon Canady.
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“Designated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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