NOMINATED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nominated

verb

past tense of nominate

as in named

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 appointed

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 nominated Trump later nominated her to be associate attorney general, the third-highest ranking Justice Department job. — Gary Fields, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026 Following its release in 1967, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best actor for Hoffman and best actress for Anne Bancroft, and ultimately earned Nichols a statue for best director. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Hans Zimmer provided music for the series, which was nominated for two Emmys. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026 President Joe Biden nominated Colom, a district attorney in northeast Mississippi, to the federal bench in 2022, and Mississippi’s other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported him. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 In 1952, Bass became the first Black woman nominated for vice president of the United States, running on the Progressive Party ticket. — Allissa V. Richardson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026 Four of those men, save for Plemons, were nominated at the Oscars. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Lady Gaga, Jack White, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and other artists have been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026 It’s been nominated for best podcast at the Streamy Awards five times. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

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Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
DeMarco was named coach of the Liberty in December, after the franchise chose not to renew former coach Sandy Brondello‘s contract for the 2026 season.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of named

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And many of those were initially appointed to the board by Johnson, who stridently supported Dominguez for president.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Paul appointed and elevated bishops who shared a vision that the church could help empower the poor and alleviate oppression.

— Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

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But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of called

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State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of assigned

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That said, some conditions that fully heal or are free of treatment and symptoms for a certain period of time may stop being labeled as pre-existing, depending on the provider.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Use Archival Bins For particularly precious or dated items such as pictures, letters, and newspapers that are prone to yellowing, consider using a box that’s labeled as archival or acid-free.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of labeled

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For example, in April, former FBI director James Comey was indicted for posting a photo of seashells on a beach that the Department of Justice said constituted a death threat against the president.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
The students challenge that interpretation, contending that the university has not established that their individual statements constituted legally unprotected threats or caused the level of disruption required to justify punishment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of constituted

Verb

At the time, the company said Fauna would become part of a new division dubbed the Personal Robotics Group.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
In addition to its one-off paintwork, the vehicle was outfitted with a matching red-leather interior—dubbed Silver Arrow—with contrasting yellow stitching, and features widened front seats and special Alutex aluminum trim as opposed to carbon fiber.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

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