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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
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.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The amendment created a process in which the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
If the Senate is not in session, the governor is commanded to make an interim appointment, and the interim appointee must be the person the governor nominates to fill the vacancy.
—James M. McGuire, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
The same principle applies to a lesser degree to the CCAs, since the organization nominates six performers in each of their categories.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Every year, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) nominates actors under the age of 21 in their best young performer category, and this year.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
According to the family's lawsuit, the will nominates two attorneys, who allegedly did not know Hsieh, to serve as his co-executors and oversee his estate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Disney nominates former Apple COO to board Disney nominated Jeff Williams, the former Apple COO who retired last month after 27 years with the company, to its board of directors.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
An expert panel nominates a pool of the best and then readers vote on which are the best of the best.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The amendment created a process in which the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
If the Senate is not in session, the governor is commanded to make an interim appointment, and the interim appointee must be the person the governor nominates to fill the vacancy.
—James M. McGuire, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
The same principle applies to a lesser degree to the CCAs, since the organization nominates six performers in each of their categories.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Every year, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) nominates actors under the age of 21 in their best young performer category, and this year.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
According to the family's lawsuit, the will nominates two attorneys, who allegedly did not know Hsieh, to serve as his co-executors and oversee his estate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Disney nominates former Apple COO to board Disney nominated Jeff Williams, the former Apple COO who retired last month after 27 years with the company, to its board of directors.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
An expert panel nominates a pool of the best and then readers vote on which are the best of the best.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominates
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The suit names Raising Cane’s, the driver of the pickup truck and others connected to the vehicle involved.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lakeland Preparatory School names a new principal.—
Mark Russell,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
17 Jan. 2026
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Jackson board appoints new CEO Zambrana, a registered nurse and doctor of nursing practice, began his health career at Jackson Memorial working in cardiac surgery intensive care, trauma and pediatric intensive care.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The airport authority, overseen by a board to which Hogsett appoints six of 11 members, paid more than $114,000 for Cook's legal services regarding a possible hotel at the airport.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
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The forecast calls for a low of 7 degrees in Blytheville and 9 degrees in Jonesboro on Saturday night.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is something the study calls the Endorphin Economy.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But gradual erosion and acute crisis scenarios deserve more weight than consensus assigns them.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The group is immersed in the Husky-eat-Husky world of EA Sports’ College Football ’26, Dynasty Deep Dive, a popular video game that assigns coaches, hires and fires them, simulates recruiting and team building.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
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Iran’s parliamentary speaker designates EU militaries as terrorist organizations.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Cosm and Monster Energy Announce Multiyear Sponsorship Cosm and Monster Energy announced a multiyear sponsorship that designates Monster Energy as the Official Energy Drink Partner of Cosm.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The incident demonstrates that freezing out a critical voice through administrative pressure constitutes an authoritarian suppression of dissent, with the blocking itself becoming more newsworthy and damaging to the administration than the governor’s original remarks would have been.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 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,
26 Jan. 2026
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An alien known only as Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders) flees his home planet and crash-lands in Hawaii, where he is adopted by a grieving young girl named Lilo (Daveigh Chase), who takes him for a dog and dubs him Stitch.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
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Deadline, gleaning information from the studio, dubs it a modern Western thriller where a rodeo cowboy’s skills are put to the test outside the arena.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fink’s deal entitles him to an undisclosed percentage of carry incentive distributions from a composite bucket of 10 of BlackRock’s flagship private market funds that raised capital in 2024.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a hefty $12,446 per month maintenance fee, which entitles the new owner to a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, storage space, and a coveted key to the private Gramercy Park.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Nominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominates. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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