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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 nominated him in May to lead the office of special counsel, but his appointment was postponed.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’s concert from the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado will be broadcast exclusively on Apple Music Live, beginning Wednesday, Oct 29.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The series was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series — Drama in its debut season, and consistently was a hit in ratings.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Both Erivo and Glinda were nominated for Oscars for their portrayal of the beloved witches, as the original 2024 film earned a total of 10 Academy Award noms and two wins.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Following Adrian’s resignation after an arrest, Myres was nominated by three councilors to replace him, but was not appointed.
—Pj Green
october 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
She was also nominated for the 2023 Chicago International Film Festival and won the Young Spirit Award at the Deauville Film Festival.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
After a 10-sack season, he was named to the Pro Bowl and was nominated as Comeback Player of the Year.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The movie grossed more than $250 million worldwide and was nominated for a Golden Globe award.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’s concert from the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado will be broadcast exclusively on Apple Music Live, beginning Wednesday, Oct 29.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The series was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series — Drama in its debut season, and consistently was a hit in ratings.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Both Erivo and Glinda were nominated for Oscars for their portrayal of the beloved witches, as the original 2024 film earned a total of 10 Academy Award noms and two wins.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Following Adrian’s resignation after an arrest, Myres was nominated by three councilors to replace him, but was not appointed.
—Pj Green
october 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
She was also nominated for the 2023 Chicago International Film Festival and won the Young Spirit Award at the Deauville Film Festival.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
After a 10-sack season, he was named to the Pro Bowl and was nominated as Comeback Player of the Year.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The movie grossed more than $250 million worldwide and was nominated for a Golden Globe award.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominated
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Continue down the road toward Valldemossa, stopping in the town for a late-afternoon treat named coca de patata, a soft bun made with potato flour, from Ca’n Molinas.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For older children, Aaron continues his adventures with the other Questioneers in a chapter book series, including Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake, in which his art saves a snake named Vern from a disgruntled city council.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest on Saturday following his team’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, just 39 days after he was appointed manager at the City Ground.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Galal was appointed to the Egyptian senate by al-Sisi just three days ago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The incident on Saturday morning began when Oakland police were called about person who had broken into a home on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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What used to be a popular burger spot in this small North Carolina town has transformed into a go-to destination for real-deal Mexican street food called Tacos Oaxaca.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The randomized clinical trial enrolled 114 patients with moderate-to-mild knee osteoarthritis who were each assigned a very low dose of radiation, a low dose or a placebo.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories Ofcom’s investigation found that the documentary’s failure to disclose that the 13-year-old narrator’s father held a position in the Hamas-run administration constituted a material breach of rules requiring factual programs to provide audiences with accurate information.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Tsung-Dao Lee Institute conducted the sea trial of a device dubbed the Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Others labeled black people monkeys and called for rape against their political opponents.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Plastic wrap is often labeled as microwave-safe, but should not come into direct contact with food while heating.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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San Jose has been boosting enforcement on RV encampments, and in 2022, Mountain View designated three miles of streets for oversized vehicles after being sued by the ACLU for their initial ban.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.—
Ann Schimke,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Nominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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