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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
Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominates
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The lawsuit also names as a defendant ACF Property Management, which manages the Commons at Walnut Creek shopping center where the massage spa is located.
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Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq are all still standing, and the memorandum names Lebanon as a covered front.
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Investors will be watching closely to see whom Burnham appoints to replace Rachel Reeves as the country’s finance minister, a move that is widely expected, analysts told CNN.
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In addition to removing the commission’s direct authority over the chief job, Houston — who devised his proposal with Council President Kevin Jenkins — sought to eliminate a selection panel that appoints four of the commission’s members, allowing the council to handpick them instead.
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Traffic is expected to be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and closed streets around Penn Station for fans going to MetLife Stadium, which FIFA calls New York New Jersey Stadium.
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The Mayo Clinic’s current position, updated September 2024, calls infrared benefits preliminary.
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Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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The Department of Homeland Security designates which foreign countries qualify for TPS.
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When asked whether antifa appeared on the SPLC’s hate map, Fair said the organization does not maintain a domestic terrorism list and instead designates groups based on statements and activities that meet its criteria.
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The debate over what constitutes equal opportunity will continue.
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And, as to what constitutes an emergency, the president gets to decide, allowing him, as Lincoln put it, to make war at pleasure.
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Cushing, Oklahoma, dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of the world.
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This results in what Atlassian dubs the fragmentation tax.
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The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged.
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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.
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