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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
As fans have nominated DeVito to voice Wario in an upcoming installment, the comedy legend has responded.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
On Monday, as he was nominated in parliament as a presidential candidate, Min Aung Hlaing anointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief seen as fiercely loyal to the general, as his successor to lead the military.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
In February, the band won its first two Grammy Awards, and were nominated for three more.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Minneapolis has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Griffin said her father, Michael, nominated her for the award.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
This year, Shulman is nominated for her work at Her Place Supper Club, an intimate, 24-seat multi-course dining experience with changing menus often taking French, Italian and Jewish inspiration.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The album was first nominated at last year's Latin Grammys, which went down in November — around the same time the general Grammy Award nominations were announced.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
For her performance, Burns was nominated for an Oscar for supporting actress, while Hershey briefly changed her last name to Seagull after a bird was accidentally injured on set.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
On Monday, as he was nominated in parliament as a presidential candidate, Min Aung Hlaing anointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief seen as fiercely loyal to the general, as his successor to lead the military.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
In February, the band won its first two Grammy Awards, and were nominated for three more.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Minneapolis has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Griffin said her father, Michael, nominated her for the award.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
This year, Shulman is nominated for her work at Her Place Supper Club, an intimate, 24-seat multi-course dining experience with changing menus often taking French, Italian and Jewish inspiration.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The album was first nominated at last year's Latin Grammys, which went down in November — around the same time the general Grammy Award nominations were announced.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
For her performance, Burns was nominated for an Oscar for supporting actress, while Hershey briefly changed her last name to Seagull after a bird was accidentally injured on set.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominated
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Style, who was also named to the Star-Telegram All-Area First Team, holds offers from Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Houston, UNT, Oklahoma State and more.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Though Eli Frankel reports in his book that a mutual acquaintance of Leila Welsh and Elizabeth Short named Carl Balsiger as their murderer, no further evidence points to him, and the decades’ old case is considered cold.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cain also wanted to have a third director appointed that was neutral to help mediate disputes.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Iranian officials have rejected plans for a temporary ceasefire and have instead called for a permanent end to the conflict.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ross, who was assigned female at birth, began feeling dysphoric around puberty.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Intoxicating hemp sidesteps being labelled as marijuana by relying on alternate psychoactive chemicals like Delta-8 THC or THCa, rather than the Delta-9 THC found in marijuana.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Instead, search out a simple preemergent herbicide labeled for controlling crabgrass.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nuclear energy constituted 9 percent of total consumption, with renewable sources also constituting 9 percent (of these renewable sources, 1 percent was geothermal, 13 percent solar, 9 percent hydroelectric, 18 percent wind, and 59 percent biomass).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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African Americans constituted almost half the population, but they were largely prevented from voting before passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and could not eat in local restaurants before passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blaze, dubbed the Crown fire, broke out northwest of there in hilly terrain.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Tesla's self-driving technology and the development of a humanoid robot, dubbed Optimus, are expected to further turbocharge growth, according to Ives.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The developers said that 55 of them would be designated for low-income households.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The asteroid, designated 2026 GD, was discovered on Monday (April 6) and is estimated to be 16 meters (54 feet) in diameter.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Nominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominated. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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