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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
The Tennessean asks school officials during the school year to nominate students in different categories for our weekly Student of the Week feature, and then readers decide who comes out on top in our weekly poll.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Trump nominated Stephen Miran, one of his top economic advisers, to fill Kugler’s seat on the board.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The past year has brought accolades Zach Top’s way — the newcomer won an ACM Award for new male artist and his Cold Beer & Country Music album was the first debut set to be nominated for an ACM Award for album of the year since 2016.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
At the nominations ceremony, Vince nominated Ava Pearl, Mickey Lee, and Kelley Jorgensen for eviction, with Mickey being his primary target.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Trump nominated Stephen Miran, one of his top economic advisers, to fill Kugler’s seat on the board.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The past year has brought accolades Zach Top’s way — the newcomer won an ACM Award for new male artist and his Cold Beer & Country Music album was the first debut set to be nominated for an ACM Award for album of the year since 2016.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
At the nominations ceremony, Vince nominated Ava Pearl, Mickey Lee, and Kelley Jorgensen for eviction, with Mickey being his primary target.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
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Wilson was named the starter during training camp, and that remains the case to begin the regular season.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The team raked in nearly $250 million in sponsorship revenue in 2024, behind only the Cowboys, according to another person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The former San Francisco 49ers executive was appointed without any fanfare as chief strategy officer and then became managing director in April, ahead of chief executive Angus Kinnear’s departure.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Southlake Carroll’s game against Hebron was also called official with the Dragons leading 35-7 in the third quarter.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Among other resources, an engine has also been assigned to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Their goal was to find an IP address — the unique identifier assigned to every cell phone and computer — that could reveal the source.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The ownership team is 85% made up of Black people from neighborhoods designated by the state as particularly hard hit by marijuana criminalization, the younger Richardson said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Department of Health designated the south side of the causeway as a bathing beach and, because of that, the agency conducts regular testing of the southeast side.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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But what constitutes relationship strength?—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And October’s jobs numbers, reported just days before the election, constituted the worst month for jobs since the pandemic.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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All titles will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other bills require schools to inform parents that their children are entitled to free public education regardless of immigration status and that the schools must notify them when immigration officers are on site.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Te'o is certainly entitled to his opinion.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Nominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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