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 Martha was nominated for awards in multiple categories at the 2006 ceremony. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for her work in Sashinka. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 Pozzebon, who is 35, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Italy list in 2017 and also nominated for a 2016 Livingston Award for a documentary about fake pharmaceutical trafficking in Western Africa. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The news came three weeks after the exciting development that Abdul-Mateen was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 First of all, Ariana [Madix] being nominated for the Emmy [for hosting Love Island USA]—coolest thing in the entire world. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026 In February, Thirlwall was nominated for artist of the year and pop act at the 2026 BRITs. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Conrad was nominated for three — writing, directing and producing the series. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Readers nominated 30 restaurants with top-notch nachos in Charlotte and the surrounding area, then narrowed down the field to the Top 2 spots across four rounds and thousands of votes. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

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Cal is a fellow of MacDowell and Yaddo, has been a writer in residence at Gladstone’s Library and at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Switzerland, and was named a 2022 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
The 180-acre (73-hectare) retreat, which is run by the Navy and guarded by Marines, has a cabin named Aspen that’s reserved for the president, plus about a dozen other cabins for guests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of named

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Beijing has appointed its own senior monks, maintained close surveillance and controls on religious expression, and faced allegations of cracking down on peaceful dissent and forcing the large-scale relocation of rural and nomadic Tibetans.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The decision by Luz Cázares, the fiscal adviser appointed by the county office, was backed by Gordon and Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team chief Michael Fine.

— Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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He was assigned to Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, a focal point for the military’s buildup in South Vietnam.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The Fed chairman has assigned task forces to review different topics including the central bank’s approach to inflation.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

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The peptide preparation, labeled COP3, raised serum testosterone and cyclic AMP in male mice and increased the activity of penile nitric oxide synthase, an enzyme closely associated with erectile function.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
It wasn’t meant to be seen as brave (as it was bizarrely labeled).

— JP Saxe, Variety, 28 July 2026

Definition of labeled

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And because God is Spirit, our identity is wholly spiritual, constituted of all the qualities of God.

— Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
But Boasberg said that the State Department’s argument clashed with its own assessment of what constituted a foreign sovereign threat under the policy.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

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The demand for more from the franchise prompted the animation adaptation, dubbed and subtitled in eight languages, on Crunchyroll.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

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