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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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Now, Democrats hope these simmering frustrations will boil over in their favor in the Virginia governor’s race, one of this year’s most consequential elections.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meta will begin using chats with its AI assistant to shape ads and content recommendations across Facebook and Instagram.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But one day shy of the deadline, fewer than half have made their selections.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Doing so can lead to prioritizing different first-round selections, particularly later in Round 1.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Among the submissions is a letter from Virginia Huynh, a former girlfriend who did not testify during the trial but met with prosecutors beforehand.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Seventeen projects will be showcased at the market, selected from submissions that hail from India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, and North America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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The report features destinations from all corners of Wisconsin, but also includes those close to Milwaukeeans — including Cedarburg, which is about a 30-minute drive from the city.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to Dimerco’s Asia Pacific Monthly Freight Report, capacity out of Hong Kong remains tight on routes to Singapore and Vietnam, while space and rates to other destinations remain stable.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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But after all bids had been collected, the simple cotton tee fetched a whopping $17,640 ($19,300 with fees), setting a new record for the most expensive vintage T-shirt ever sold at auction.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The district is hoping to seek bids by year's end for a construction manager.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the pitching market will have some choices.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Knapp’s team monitors web traffic data to identify the largest culprits, though DAZN anti-piracy manager Samuel Farkas said the company also keeps an eye on social media discussions to pick out rising choices.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The sentencing hearing comes shortly after Subramanian rejected a pair of motions from Combs' lawyers asking the New York judge to either overturn his criminal conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution or grant him a new trial.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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After the July verdict of his criminal trial, Combs’ lawyers filed multiple motions for acquittal and requested that he be sentenced to 14 months, which, given his time already served, would release him by the end of the year.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Nominations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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