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as in names
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 appoints
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 nominates
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
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Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The sections also clarify that in case a vice president takes office, the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 8 Apr. 2026
The quality of the candidates each party nominates for governor, Congress and the state Legislature in Wisconsin will matter this fall.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In the show, a concerned person nominates friends or family members on the brink of financial collapse to receive Collins’s financial guidance.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
For the annual awards, an expert panel of 10Best editors nominates spots in various categories and invites the public to cast a vote for their favorites over a monthlong period, according to the news outlet’s website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
For the past 26 years, the Sloan Foundation has awarded annual screenwriting prizes at six partner film schools, and each school nominates one winning candidate for the best-of-the-best Grand Jury Prize.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Every school in the district nominates a teacher, and a committee narrows the field to four finalists representing the North, Central, and South regions, as well as Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity & Access.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The sections also clarify that in case a vice president takes office, the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 8 Apr. 2026
The quality of the candidates each party nominates for governor, Congress and the state Legislature in Wisconsin will matter this fall.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In the show, a concerned person nominates friends or family members on the brink of financial collapse to receive Collins’s financial guidance.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
For the annual awards, an expert panel of 10Best editors nominates spots in various categories and invites the public to cast a vote for their favorites over a monthlong period, according to the news outlet’s website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
For the past 26 years, the Sloan Foundation has awarded annual screenwriting prizes at six partner film schools, and each school nominates one winning candidate for the best-of-the-best Grand Jury Prize.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Every school in the district nominates a teacher, and a committee narrows the field to four finalists representing the North, Central, and South regions, as well as Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity & Access.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominates
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Suit alleges unsafe club practices The suit names both the nightclub and Detorius Tarver, the 23-year-old charged with murder.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The suit names Austria’s Eva Ropper and the auction house as defendants.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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The governor then appoints one of the finalists to the court.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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The President of the United States appoints about four thousand, and can’t drive his own car.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Native landscaping calls for lower maintenance, thus reducing water use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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At the same time, the resolution calls for humane immigration policies that uphold justice and mercy, strongly rejecting nativism, discrimination and racial or ethnic hostility.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The league assigns electronic devices to employees to be used for work purposes, and teams ordinarily do the same with their employees.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2026
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Then the team assigns a wage value to each discrete task by cross-referencing ADP’s payroll data.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms control treaty signed by more than 190 states, that focuses on the production and use of chemical weapons, designates white phosphorus an incendiary agent rather than a chemical weapon.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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The document designates a property in Itasca, 40 miles away, as her primary homestead, raising questions about her eligibility under state law and district policy requiring trustees to live in the district.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Except where prohibited, acceptance of the Prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment of consideration.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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The General Command also condemned the attacks, arguing that the deliberate use of missiles and drones against civilians and private property constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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This results in what Atlassian dubs the fragmentation tax.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Claire meets strange apothecary Master Raymond, who dubs her La Dame Blanche.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Nominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominates. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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