as in nominees
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
the director or a designee shall sign the report
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Recent Examples of designees
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designees
Noun
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In previous years, the category only included five nominees, but the category was expanded for the 2025 season to include up to 10 nominees.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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The nominees are Ana Khouri, Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Raul Lopez for Luar (last year’s winner, who also won in 2022), Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row, and Tory Burch.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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As electricity bills climb, candidates are turning their fire on data centers in a rare populist backlash that cuts across party lines.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, one in five respondents were undecided, underscoring the space that both candidates have to grow their support beyond their party bases.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Designees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designees. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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