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as in to name
to give a name to
this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors
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Recent Examples of nominate
It was nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, and ultimately won Oscars for Best Sound and Best Editing.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 June 2025
The Australian actress has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and won twice (for Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine), and has also been nominated for two Emmys (Mrs. America) and has won four Golden Globes from 13 nominations.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Initially elected as a Democrat, Adams decided earlier this year to run for re-election as an independent, rather than ask fellow Democrats to nominate him on the party's ballot.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Flagg was nominated for Best College Athlete - Men's Sports and Best Breakthrough Athlete.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 June 2025
The Australian actress has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and won twice (for Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine), and has also been nominated for two Emmys (Mrs. America) and has won four Golden Globes from 13 nominations.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Initially elected as a Democrat, Adams decided earlier this year to run for re-election as an independent, rather than ask fellow Democrats to nominate him on the party's ballot.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Flagg was nominated for Best College Athlete - Men's Sports and Best Breakthrough Athlete.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
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The company also recently named Ali Taher, a veteran BBC executive, as Global General Manager and Head of Commercial Partnerships for the Middle East following the successful launch of Semafor Gulf.—
Meera Pattni,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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He was then named the Florida Director of Operations for John Kerry’s presidential campaign.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Different Term Limits For Senate Members SB 37 sets different term limits for faculty senate members, depending on whether they were elected or presidentially appointed.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Vietnamese refugee owns the Winn Slavin Fine Art gallery on Rodeo Drive and was appointed earlier this month as Art Commissioner for John Wayne Airport.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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The Mountain West Conference hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher to lead the investigation, and Heaphy was assigned to lead it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Two years ago, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the West LA division.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Walters noted that both direct and indirect loans to the general fund budget are drawn from special funds designated for specific purposes.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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Toronto removed another length option ahead of Wednesday’s contest, designating Spencer Turnbull for assignment to make room for Scherzer on the 40-man roster.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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The United Kingdom, historically Gavi’s top donor, issued a pledge that constituted a 40% cut in real terms from the last commitment made under conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Such contradictory feelings stemmed from the fact that management consultants constituted then, and still do now, the vanguard of corporate work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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The trio — who dub themselves the bathroom team in a nod to their past late-night trip to the toilets — hand their keys to Hyun-ju, the natural choice for leader.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Pitt’s Midcentury Modern home, dubbed the Steel House, is one of several owned by the movie star.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Ministers will argue that, with tax relief to private pension contributions costing £46.8 billion in 2022-23, the latest year for which figures are available, they are entitled to ask for more pension savings to be channelled toward the U.K. economy.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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However, they were entitled to it automatically as children of the sons of the monarch, because of the 1917 letters patent of George V, contrary to what the Sussexes claimed in their infamous Oprah interview.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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