NOMINATE Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

nominate

verb

ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt

Definition of nominate

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 Trump nominated Blanche to become the permanent attorney general in early June. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Pruitt was granted administrative privileges, after another editor nominated him through Wikipedia’s standard Request for Adminship process, where the editing community supported his candidacy. — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 He’s nominated alongside Steve Carell for Rooster, Matthew Rhys for Widow’s Bay, Jason Segel for Shrinking, and Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Chris Klomp, a top Kennedy adviser and a seemingly trusted conduit between Kennedy and the White House, has also been nominated to be Kennedy’s second-in-command. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nominate

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The Men’s Senior Selection Committee (SSC) will name the six-man team (one alternate) at the conclusion of Saturday’s competition.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
If goals diverge, name the common aim, then suggest a simple route that honors both needs, and your upbeat spirit will make consensus easier.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of name

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The County Commissioner Court agreed to appoint a committee to review the petition’s demands.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is using a familiar playbook of portraying her Democratic opponent as too liberal for Mississippi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of appoint

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Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Five students between 12 and 13 years old were killed in what officials called the worst school shooting in decades.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of call

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Reserving Gerans for long-range strike missions while assigning lower-priority tasks to the less expensive Gerbera would help preserve Russia's inventory of its more capable drone.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
He will be assigned to the Royals’ Class A affiliate in Columbia.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of assign

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Around 70,000 people used the city’s designated Seine swimming areas in July, according to Paris City Hall, compared with nearly 100,000 during the entire summer last year, suggesting growing public interest in reclaiming the river for recreation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
In China, where the typhoon is expected to make landfall between late Sunday and early Monday, authorities have designated ⁠Dolphin as an orange-category typhoon — the second-highest level.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of designate

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This article is for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.

— Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
The Tulu people have also migrated to several countries over the years, and their diaspora constitutes a large portion of their population.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of constitute

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Unfortunately, the group offered amazingly little of that over the course of the night, minimizing the bells and whistles during what could be properly dubbed a fairly boring stage show overall.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission cleared US startup Reflect Orbital to launch and operate the satellite, dubbed Earendil-1.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

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