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 His films have gone to Cannes multiple times, and he has been nominated for an International Emmy. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 For Boyd, being nominated is an opportunity to join some of the biggest names in South Florida high school football. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 As a result, there are usually at least two international docs nominated each year; in the 2023 lineup, all five nominees were from outside the United States. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The multiple Emmy-nominated Nobody Wants This follows the love story between Bell’s Joanne and Brody’s Noah. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 Majidi previously made Oscar history with Children of Heaven (1997), which became the first Iranian film nominated in the international category, then known as best foreign-language film. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Rachel McAdams was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Sacha Pfeiffer in the 2015 film, Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 His operas, including Eurydice and Crossing, have been performed everywhere from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Los Angeles Opera, and the Metropolitan’s Eurydice was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 2023. — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

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Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Construction has already begun on the new district, named the Water Gardens, which will include two hotels and residential and office towers, and is set for completion before the end of 2028.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of named

Verb

In 1921, a small Japanese company called Shimano began making bicycle freewheels in Osaka.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
There are also plans afoot by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) called SNA3G, which are preliminary plans for an eventual replacement of the Suffren-class in the future.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

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In previous election cycles, state officials in the states where monitors were assigned were notified at the same time as the counties.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The docuseries marks the first time the Loofe clan is sharing their side of the story, along with Nebraska investigators and an FBI agent assigned to the case.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

Despite the charger advertising 160W charging passthrough, its USB-C ports labeled C1 and C2 each top out at 140W when just one device is plugged into the charger.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
The processing defect was labeled a Class I Threat by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of labeled

Verb

One of the weirder aspects of the telecom industry, as it’s constituted in the United States right now, is that cell carriers own some of their towers and operate some of their towers.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of constituted

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That pad, now dubbed LC-36A, was devastated by a massive explosion during a test back in May, but construction crews have worked 24/7 to try and build it back to launch capability before the end of the year.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The petition, dubbed No Sidewalk Bots, urges the city to halt the sidewalk robot program until the technology's impact is evaluated and rules can be implemented.

— Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbed

Verb

Ukraine was first designated for TPS in April 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion two months earlier.

— Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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