as in candidate
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
as the club's vice presidential nominee, she was expected to support the president's position
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Recent Examples of nominee
On a positive note, the Razzie Redeemer Award, given to former Razzie honorees who become Oscar nominees, went to Kate Hudson, who won Worst Actress in 2021 for Music; Hudson, already an Oscar winner for Almost Famous, is up for Best Actress at the Academy Awards on Sunday for Song Sung Blue.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actress, as well as interviews with the nominees below.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Below is the list of nominees with winners noted in bold.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
As fate would have it, Focus Features’ best picture nominee Hamnet will cross the $100 million mark globally on the same day as the Oscars.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The Academy Award nominee wore a striking timepiece by Akrivia to the Chinese premiere of Marty Supreme on Tuesday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Here are the Oscar nominees for best picture and where to watch them in Chicago theaters before the awards ceremony on March 15.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The winner will face the Democratic nominee in November, with the party hoping to reclaim the statewide office after more than three decades shut out of a state agency that plays an outsize role in national policy.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
One of this year’s nominees, which the composer couldn’t specify, didn’t have a score at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Watch scenes from the performances nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actress, as well as interviews with the nominees below.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Below is the list of nominees with winners noted in bold.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
As fate would have it, Focus Features’ best picture nominee Hamnet will cross the $100 million mark globally on the same day as the Oscars.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The Academy Award nominee wore a striking timepiece by Akrivia to the Chinese premiere of Marty Supreme on Tuesday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Here are the Oscar nominees for best picture and where to watch them in Chicago theaters before the awards ceremony on March 15.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The winner will face the Democratic nominee in November, with the party hoping to reclaim the statewide office after more than three decades shut out of a state agency that plays an outsize role in national policy.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
One of this year’s nominees, which the composer couldn’t specify, didn’t have a score at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominee
candidate
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The author notes that prediction markets produced inaccurate results in the Texas GOP Senate primary, where Polymarket declared a candidate the clear winner at 83% probability when the actual vote margin was narrow enough to force a runoff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Husted said Randazzo was not FirstEnergy's preferred candidate for the job.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Nominee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominee. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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