nominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of nominate
1
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. — 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
  1. names
  2. appoints
  3. calls
  4. assigns
  5. designates
  6. constitutes
  7. dubs
  8. entitles
Verb
  • Hanaway names the city, City Manager Mario Vasquez and Jaime Guillen, director of the Department of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, as defendants in the lawsuit.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Fallon said that Swift always names Twain as an inspiration, and Twain praised Swift’s songwriting skills and musicianship.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of names
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  • Abbott appoints senior advisor Robert Howden as Texas’ 116th secretary of state, shifting election oversight months before the 2026 midterm elections.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Citizen regents are selected by the broader board and their nominations handed over to Congress, which appoints them through a joint resolution that then has to be signed off on by the president.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of appoints
Verb
  • Kansas City is asking a judge to put control of a vacant former shopping mall that the city calls a nuisance into new hands.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Wu, who studied the Walled City’s architecture in school, calls the setting a rare chance to build a mainstream action franchise around a genuinely singular piece of Hong Kong urban history.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • Water utilities should also consider a large-user tariff or capacity charge that assigns more of the dedicated infrastructure cost to the customer creating the demand.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After downloading an app and registering members of your team (which must be an even number of players), the computer randomly assigns your run of games for the evening.
    — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • The ceasefire framework explicitly designates Iran and Oman to negotiate the strategic waterway’s future management, giving Araghchi’s visit to Muscat particular significance.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The bill designates firing squads as the primary method of execution.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of designates
Verb
  • Globally, there’s no agreement on what constitutes unhealthy air—and no standard index of air quality.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • Of course, this growing mass constitutes a serious threat to the ocean ecosystem, not to mention the environmental catastrophes regularly caused by tanker accidents themselves.
    — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of constitutes
Verb
  • That is, unless you’re motivated to pay individual device prices for a business-specific model (which Microsoft dubs Surface Laptop or Pro for Business).
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • The stockpiles in Cushing, Oklahoma – which dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of America – fell below 20 million barrels and remained below that critical threshold last week.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
  • The new agreement entitles lawyers to 45% of the settlement, which will be split evenly between the two firms.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of entitles

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