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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
Anyone can nominate an outstanding company.
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Bob Helbig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
For his vulnerable performance as an actor whose career is in decline in Sophia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003), Murray was nominated for an Academy Award.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Grisebach’s graduation film, Be My Star, was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Prize in 2002 and won the Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize at the Torino Film Festival.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
The panelists were nominated by teachers and school staff.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Bob Helbig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
For his vulnerable performance as an actor whose career is in decline in Sophia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003), Murray was nominated for an Academy Award.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Grisebach’s graduation film, Be My Star, was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Prize in 2002 and won the Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize at the Torino Film Festival.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
The panelists were nominated by teachers and school staff.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
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Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Wagyu steaks, seafood plucked fresh from nearby Toyosu Market, and delectable Hokkaido scallops to name a few of the superlative Japanese produce available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Squandering his Senate seniority and experience at this time, combined with his decision to appoint a newbie to replace him, should that opportunity arise, seems misguided at best and selfish at worst.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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If she is elected governor, Walz could appoint her successor.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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On one side were Carson’s years growing up in provincial Columbus, Georgia, and the succession of Southern towns to which her husband’s job had called them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Clark works for the Fontana Police Department and was assigned in spring 2020 to work on cold cases with two detectives at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance (LP-IR) Test estimates the body’s response to insulin by analyzing patterns in blood fats and assigning a score from zero to 100.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Instead, Crutchfield appeared to designate a property in Itasca, some 40 miles away from Mansfield, as her primary homestead residence.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The suit, filed on June 1 in the District Court’s Dallas division by Dallas firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, claims that the destruction of the mural, designated as Whaling Wall 82, violates the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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In a 2021 study, the company demonstrated that its neutralizing antibody can suppress a protein, dubbed USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of tooth buds.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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The other, dubbed the No Kings Act, was broader and would have applied to any federal official who violated a Coloradan’s civil rights.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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They're entitled to be heard by a federal judge, not just an immigration judge.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Gap, according to the Worker Rights Consortium, a Washington watchdog, originally backed The Willbes’ claims that the women, including unionists and pregnant workers, had chosen to be fired, voluntarily giving up critical benefits to which they were entitled.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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“Nominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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