nominated

verb

past tense of nominate
1
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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2
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 Sonni-Lambie spent last season excelling for the under-18s and was nominated for the league’s player of the season award after scoring 21 goals, one of which was from the halfway line. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026 It was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2015, including best musical. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 July 2026 The film was nominated for eight Oscars, and earned Neill a nod at the Australian Film Institute Awards for Supporting Actor. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026 She was nominated again in 2021 for her starring role as a therapist on the HBO Max drama In Treatment, and later starred on Netflix’s mystery miniseries The Residence and appeared in Channing Tatum’s Roofman (2025). — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026 In order to become a FIFA International Referee, officials must regulate games in their country’s professional leagues and then be nominated by their country’s national soccer association. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Its four-member board is designed to be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, all nominated by the president at the recommendation of congressional leadership and confirmed by the Senate. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 10 July 2026 One of the federal judges was nominated by a Democrat, the other three by Republicans. — Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Plus, which Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Actress contenders at the Oscars this year could potentially see double nomination now that the Academy has lifted its ban on actors being nominated multiple times in the same category. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominated
  1. named
  2. appointed
  3. called
  4. assigned
  5. labeled
  6. constituted
  7. dubbed
  8. designated
Verb
  • There are plenty of mules to covet this season, from Neous’s raffia mule, to Loewe’s Origami style, named so after the way the leather folds.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The April 7 raid, targeting a man living on the 5300 block of Woodside Way in Antioch, came just days before authorities announced that another suspect — a famous rapper named Reno Fiapoto, aka Tear It Off Greezy — had been charged in the killing.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
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  • He was appointed for that competition’s 2022 final, having taken charge of the Europa League final a year earlier.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP, a new catch-all term for UFOs that might appear not just in the air but also in space or underwater.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of appointed
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  • The illness, called cyclosporiasis, is not usually life-threatening and is typically treated with antibiotics.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Almost 20% called finding qualified workers their single biggest problem.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of called
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  • When the time came for the Southern Living staff to begin the process of combing through 60 years of recipes, we were each randomly assigned a couple of issues from various years.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • The moniker was assigned to Trump by Kurt Andersen and Grayden Carter’s Spy Magazine in 1988 as a sardonic stab at his attention grasping drive.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of assigned
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  • His manner of death was listed as homicide by the coroner, which was what police labeled it Monday.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
  • The big box retailer recently announced plans to open the new Costco store in what’s been labeled the East Village development in August.
    — Nathan Pilling July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of labeled
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  • The Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of constituted
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  • Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled through July 6.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Definition of dubbed
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  • The funding for the new coal plants came from money that Congress initially designated for reducing and capturing carbon emissions.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • And if the building had been designated a historic landmark by the county commission or another entity, the permit would have to go through a historic review.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Definition of designated

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