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Recent Examples of nominations
Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991.
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Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
The raft of Emmy nominations helps make up for the Oscar near-nomination.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
The raft of Emmy nominations helps make up for the Oscar near-nomination.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominations
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Takaichi, whose party commands a minority government and has slid in successive elections, has little room for error during her tenure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s backing for his fellow conservative was part of a broader push to secure a political shift across Latin America, with elections pending in a number of nations.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shop related pet holiday deals 2025 Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pieces of intel revealed include the Park City Legacy program with archival screenings of high-profile festival selections, artist talks with boldfaced name alumni and more special events.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Footwear News’ global network of editors has carefully curated all product selections featured using our expansive brand knowledge and thorough research to find quality, long-lasting items.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of you emailed me a combination of brutal and brutally hilarious submissions.—
Sam McDowell
October 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The attorney general’s office is expected to review submissions to the portal to determine whether any state or federal laws were violated.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Roaring Camp's historic steam trains offer a unique way to experience one of California's magnificent redwood forests with a choice of two destinations, Bear Mountain or the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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WalletHub also ranked the top destinations for baseball lovers by size — defining large cities as those with more than 300,000 people, midsize cities as those with 100,000 to 300,000 residents and small cities as those with fewer than 100,000 people.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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School districts would make their own decisions about which technology provider to use, and purchase through competitive bids.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The charter amendment, if passed, would scale back the current requirements by allowing the five-member City Commission to approve the sale of valuable city land, at market value, through a four-fifths vote in lieu of three bids.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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There aren't a ton of great options in free agency, though there may not be too many choices at all via trade either, as most teams have their starter and backup quarterbacks locked in and won't be looking to part with either at this point in the year.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some of the most popular choices include partridge pea, butterfly pea, ragweed, blackberry, pokeweed and American beautyberry, Edge said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The case is not over, as there are motions pending before the court, and Nicklaus Companies can appeal the decision.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Nominations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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