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as in naming
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 appointing
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 nominating
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
That left open the door to nominating someone else for a full 14-year term on the central bank’s board.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
There is a world in which the actress once known as America’s sweetheart can turn the tide her way, with voters nominating her for Best Actress as a vote of confidence toward her purposefully polarizing character.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump could then gain tighter control over the Fed by nominating their replacements.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
That left open the door to nominating someone else for a full 14-year term on the central bank’s board.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
There is a world in which the actress once known as America’s sweetheart can turn the tide her way, with voters nominating her for Best Actress as a vote of confidence toward her purposefully polarizing character.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump could then gain tighter control over the Fed by nominating their replacements.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominating
Verb
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The Tennessean is not naming those charged until additional information is provided.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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The release did not disclose the terms of the naming rights deal.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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By appointing a man who was deeply unpopular with fans by the end of his reign so recently, though, Wolves would have been condemning him and his players to working in a poisonous environment from day one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Duncan, Kemp, and GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger resisted efforts by the president, his underlings, and some GOP state legislators to reverse former President Joe Biden’s Georgia win by appointing an alternate slate of electors.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even calling it a magazine is a conscious way of trying to distinguish the work producers are putting months and months of effort into recording and writing from what podcasting has become.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The negative reviews — some going as far as calling All’s Fair the worst show ever with the worst acting — triggered a new media cycle of stories.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The clip shows Detwiler assigning cooking chores to the G1 humanoid in the first few seconds.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Presented in Milan earlier this month, CCI assessed 20 fashion companies showing at Milan Fashion Week last month, drawing data from 11 platforms in 50 countries and assigning a score between 0 and 100 according to the three pillars of brand popularity, brand involvement and purchase intent.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Apart from operating results, the quarter also saw the stunning resolution to a long-running family drama, as patriarch Rupert Murdoch reached a settlement designating his son, Lachlan, as principal heir to his media empire.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The conservative Heritage Foundation, the architects of Project 2025, have encouraged the President to focus on transgender people and their families, designating them as domestic terrorists.—
Colleen Hamilton,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani tried to moderate his positions in the waning weeks of the campaign, appearing on Fox News and apologizing to police officers for once labeling the NYPD as racist, wicked and corrupt.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Instead of simply labeling a photo as a dog or a cat, researchers can now train models that compose music, draft text, or even invent new molecules.—
Chelsea Haney
October 30,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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