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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
Now the Senate and Murphy have boxed out Sherrill, filling up the board and preventing Sherrill from nominating anyone.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
When he was named student of the month for August-September at Lincoln-Way Central, English teacher Brianna Korczak wrote about Evans’ calm demeanor when nominating him.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Anyone who thinks that this is an issue that could have been solved by nominating a couple more Spider-Man movies is fooling themselves.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At that state party convention, delegates rejected then gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun's preferred running mate, instead nominating Beckwith by several dozen votes.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
Now brighter days are finally within reach, due in part to support from The JoBro Foundation, the United Way partner agency that recognized Tifani’s resilience and selflessness in nominating her for the Wish List.
—Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2025
Starting last year, marking Clarins Group’s 70th anniversary, rather than nominating a new association for the prize the company chose to refocus on the 14 partner associations that had already been recognized.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
This would not be the first time a Japanese leader has floated nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
When he was named student of the month for August-September at Lincoln-Way Central, English teacher Brianna Korczak wrote about Evans’ calm demeanor when nominating him.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Anyone who thinks that this is an issue that could have been solved by nominating a couple more Spider-Man movies is fooling themselves.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At that state party convention, delegates rejected then gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun's preferred running mate, instead nominating Beckwith by several dozen votes.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
Now brighter days are finally within reach, due in part to support from The JoBro Foundation, the United Way partner agency that recognized Tifani’s resilience and selflessness in nominating her for the Wish List.
—Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2025
Starting last year, marking Clarins Group’s 70th anniversary, rather than nominating a new association for the prize the company chose to refocus on the 14 partner associations that had already been recognized.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
This would not be the first time a Japanese leader has floated nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominating
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Here’s where naming a Wall Street pro who’s a master of spotting where danger’s building may prove a hedge against a future calamity.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But there is still one more step in the long process of appointing the new archbishop.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani, who is still assembling his City Hall team, has put off appointing a new commissioner for the Department of Correction.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Murphy and Padilla, along with a small group of Democratic senators, have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, the system pushed towards Virginia, with the forecast calling for a foot of snow or more to be dumped on parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, while New England endured double-digit subzero temperatures.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Talk about learning from mistakes, without assigning blame or dramatizing setbacks.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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What date will Southwest start assigning seats?—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The top is divided into 10-by-10 grids bristling with small colorful flags designating where the plants should be placed.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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In June, the City Council passed legislation again sponsored by Manaa-Hoppenworth, designating the entire 48th Ward as an LAC, the first such designation of a whole ward in Chicago.—
Jack Markowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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These two behaviors suggest that dolphins are capable of addressing or labeling specific individuals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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So write to the White House and tell them to start working for the American people, rather than writing letters to the newspaper labeling a deceased innocent woman a rioter.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Critics claim Bock successfully shut down early scrutiny by dubbing it as racially motivated.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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The market’s ban on dubbing foreign films and generous 50-50 revenue-sharing structure with exhibitors have created an unusually direct producer-to-cinema distribution model, making traditional distributors largely irrelevant in the current ecosystem.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Nominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominating. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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