nominates

present tense third-person singular of nominate

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Recent Examples of nominates The parties typically only hold conventions during presidential years, as each party formally nominates their nominees for the White House. Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominates
Verb
  • The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, also names Fox Corporation as a defendant.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the Rivas brothers, the suit also names the Assembly and 10 unnamed John Doe individuals as defendants.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Impressed by his resolve, Charles appoints him as overseer.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Army generally appoints defense counsel in cases like these.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know The petition was filed by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and calls for a vote on a bill, written by Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna which would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pakistan has all the trappings of democracy, a parliament, a prime minister, judiciary, a noisy press but after putting the country’s most popular leader Imran Khan behind bars two years ago, the army calls the shots.
    Mohammed Hanif, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The solution is to create a centralized close playbook that defines every recurring task, assigns clear owners and establishes deadlines.
    Shagun Malhotra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The city even designates car-free zones around major attractions, like the Champs-Élysées, on weekends.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The World Health Organization designates antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top global public health threats.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cash constitutes only 3% of assets, while debt approaches $2B, roughly 75% of equity.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For all the fitness enthusiasts, the dating coach adds that working out isn’t a hobby and constitutes work.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The department is also planning to reduce regulatory burdens on airlines and ticket agents by writing new rules detailing the definition of a flight cancellation that entitles consumers to ticket refunds, as well as revisit rules on ticket pricing and advertising.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this year Chevrolet issued a service campaign that entitles affected Camaro owners to a software update that is said to fix the problem.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • North Korea labels the allies' joint drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up military demonstrations and weapons tests aimed at advancing its nuclear program.
    KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Designed by house favorite architect Peter Marino, the new House of Dior New York location is the first in the world to house the designer labels' entire offerings, including women's, men's, beauty, and home, under one roof.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Nominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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