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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
In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Trump, a Republican, has since nominated Smith to be an appeals court judge.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Both broadcasts were nominated for Outstanding Special Class Program and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 69th and 70th Emmy Awards, respectively.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
The Los Angeles Conservancy nominated the site as an Endangered Latinx Landmark in 2025.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Both telecasts were nominated for outstanding special class program and outstanding variety special (live) at the 69th and 70th Emmy Awards, respectively.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Collins was also nominated for Online Journalist, Independent/Freelance, for his work at IndieWire as well as the Beverly Press, Los Angeles Magazine, and Variety.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 June 2026
After the pageantry wrapped, the King and Queen met local people nominated by members of Scottish Parliament for their outstanding community contributions, and young people from across Scotland formed a Guard of Honor to line part of the couple's route to the Palace of the Holyroodhouse.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Trump, a Republican, has since nominated Smith to be an appeals court judge.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Both broadcasts were nominated for Outstanding Special Class Program and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 69th and 70th Emmy Awards, respectively.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
The Los Angeles Conservancy nominated the site as an Endangered Latinx Landmark in 2025.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Both telecasts were nominated for outstanding special class program and outstanding variety special (live) at the 69th and 70th Emmy Awards, respectively.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Collins was also nominated for Online Journalist, Independent/Freelance, for his work at IndieWire as well as the Beverly Press, Los Angeles Magazine, and Variety.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 June 2026
After the pageantry wrapped, the King and Queen met local people nominated by members of Scottish Parliament for their outstanding community contributions, and young people from across Scotland formed a Guard of Honor to line part of the couple's route to the Palace of the Holyroodhouse.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominated
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Amy Epkey State of Michigan Hertel, whose last day will be on June 30, was named MDHHS director in 2021.
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He was named one of the NBA's top 75 players ever and is a two time MVP and was MVP of the Finals.
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Kaufman was appointed to the Senate in 2008 when former President Joe Biden resigned to become vice president.
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Huffines defeated Kelly Hancock, a longtime Abbott ally who the governor appointed to the seat in July.
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.
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Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani.
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Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case.
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For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
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Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
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Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
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The app will include coding, chat, and a new agentic workflow capability dubbed Autopilot, Fortune reported in May.
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The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up horses from the Montgomery Pass herd roaming beyond the roughly 200,000 acres designated for them along the California-Nevada border, according to a recent news release.
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To make room on the A’s 40-man roster for Kuroda-Grauer, reliever Michael Kelly was designated for assignment.
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