1
as in to choose
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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2
as in to appoint
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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3
as in to name
to give a name to
he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
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Recent Examples of designate
So much so that last year the Florida Legislature officially designated Aug. 30 as Jimmy Buffett Day, honoring the beloved tropical rock singer-songwriter who died in 2023.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Berti was expected to be designated for assignment at some point during the season, as his stint in Chicago has not gone as the club had hoped.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Previous drops included replicas of honorary street signs designated for the Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G. and the Wu-Tang Clan.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Considering the site was once designated for a new Walmart — until locals rose up against that idea — the development is a nice gift to a neighborhood that needed a lift.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Berti was expected to be designated for assignment at some point during the season, as his stint in Chicago has not gone as the club had hoped.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Previous drops included replicas of honorary street signs designated for the Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G. and the Wu-Tang Clan.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Considering the site was once designated for a new Walmart — until locals rose up against that idea — the development is a nice gift to a neighborhood that needed a lift.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designate
Verb
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In 2020, 63 percent chose Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Merkley ultimately chose to close the camp after someone who seemingly did not live there fired a gunshot near a camp resident's tent the morning of July 25, according to police.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spradlin was the church’s senior pastor from 2011 until the beginning of July, when she was appointed district superintendent for the South District of the United Methodist Church’s Horizon Texas Conference.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Aug. 2025
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The dismissals come as the state’s bar advocates — private attorneys appointed by the court to take on indigent clients when a public defender is not available — continue their ongoing strike for better pay.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even his name was part of the plan: Cunha was named after Jairzinho, the attacking hurricane of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup win.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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As a dedicated member of the Opry, the memorial service was named Jeannie Seely's 5,389th Opry Show to celebrate her record for most performances.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Her charges include one count of child neglect, three counts of felony animal neglect and four counts of misdemeanor animal neglect, and her bond is set at $36,000.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Commerce Township filmmaker set and shot the project in and around her hometown.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The feature marks her directorial follow-up to 2023 romantic comedy Rye Lane, which earned two British Independent Film Awards and was nominated at the BAFTA Awards.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Bunny won the artist of the year award in 2022 and was nominated again last year.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.—
Louise Norris,
Verywell Health,
14 Feb. 2023
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Ortega, who is best known as a director, recently garnered attention for her short film Huella, executive produced by Lena Waithe and selected for the Sundance Film Festival.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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For his part, Shane is a big fan of the group selected for 50 and believes there was simply no path to making all fans happy.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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About 145 fire personnel were assigned to the Bronco Fire, according to the team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preeti and her baby were assigned one of the program’s ten beds in the next room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Designate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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