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 Trump later nominated her to be associate attorney general, the third-highest ranking Justice Department job. — Gary Fields, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026 Following its release in 1967, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best actor for Hoffman and best actress for Anne Bancroft, and ultimately earned Nichols a statue for best director. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Hans Zimmer provided music for the series, which was nominated for two Emmys. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026 President Joe Biden nominated Colom, a district attorney in northeast Mississippi, to the federal bench in 2022, and Mississippi’s other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported him. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 In 1952, Bass became the first Black woman nominated for vice president of the United States, running on the Progressive Party ticket. — Allissa V. Richardson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026 Four of those men, save for Plemons, were nominated at the Oscars. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Lady Gaga, Jack White, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and other artists have been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026 It’s been nominated for best podcast at the Streamy Awards five times. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

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Four of South Florida's top high school football players have been named finalists for the 2026 CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy, with fans now getting a chance to help decide who will take home the prestigious award.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte and Safe Alliance were named the bank’s 2026 Neighborhood Builders award recipients.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of named

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And many of those were initially appointed to the board by Johnson, who stridently supported Dominguez for president.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Paul appointed and elevated bishops who shared a vision that the church could help empower the poor and alleviate oppression.

— Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of appointed

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But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of called

Verb

Early this month, the Miami Herald hitched a ride aboard the Doyle, a 154-foot fast-response cutter, one of five such ships assigned to Coast Guard Sector San Juan.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
But once in Korea, the friends would be assigned to different battalions and see each other only occasionally in rear areas, Foley says.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

The guides were following a route the company had labeled for use during times of high avalanche danger, according to a report by an independent investigator and snow safety expert commissioned by the company.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Once birds arrive — sometimes in makeshift carriers like McDonald’s bags and Birkenstock boxes — they are transferred into brown paper bags labeled with intake time, collision location and status.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of labeled

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At the time, the company said Fauna would become part of a new division dubbed the Personal Robotics Group.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
In addition to its one-off paintwork, the vehicle was outfitted with a matching red-leather interior—dubbed Silver Arrow—with contrasting yellow stitching, and features widened front seats and special Alutex aluminum trim as opposed to carbon fiber.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

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