as in candidates
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 nominees
The real test will be who comes out on top in that category, considering each of those five nominees would be a first-time winner in the category.
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Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Joe Alwyn, Benedict Wong and Sheila Atim are on the jury selecting the 2026 EE Rising Star Award nominees ahead of the BAFTA Film Awards.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Most country-savvy commentators who’ve looked at the slate of nominees for the CMAs have remarked on the cred factor uniting the top nomineet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The fact that none of the Rookie of the Year nominees are players who were already professionals but new to the NWSL supports the need for a new award specifically for them.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Rolling Stone caught up with three of 2025’s promising nominees to discuss their music and their reaction to be nominated for Best New Artist.
—Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
The president did little for Republican nominees in New Jersey and Virginia, too, and virtually nothing on a California ballot measure that could eliminate five Republican House seats.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The federal government has been shut down since the beginning of October, but the Senate is still able to confirm presidential nominees.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Democratic strategist Christopher Hahn is most interested in how the Republican nominees will perform among Latinos and black men after Trump won last year, partly because of an increase in support from those demographics.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Joe Alwyn, Benedict Wong and Sheila Atim are on the jury selecting the 2026 EE Rising Star Award nominees ahead of the BAFTA Film Awards.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Most country-savvy commentators who’ve looked at the slate of nominees for the CMAs have remarked on the cred factor uniting the top nomineet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The fact that none of the Rookie of the Year nominees are players who were already professionals but new to the NWSL supports the need for a new award specifically for them.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Rolling Stone caught up with three of 2025’s promising nominees to discuss their music and their reaction to be nominated for Best New Artist.
—Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
The president did little for Republican nominees in New Jersey and Virginia, too, and virtually nothing on a California ballot measure that could eliminate five Republican House seats.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The federal government has been shut down since the beginning of October, but the Senate is still able to confirm presidential nominees.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Democratic strategist Christopher Hahn is most interested in how the Republican nominees will perform among Latinos and black men after Trump won last year, partly because of an increase in support from those demographics.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominees
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But now some of Wall Street’s billionaires—even ones who backed candidates running against Mamdani—are offering their help in light of his win.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Both candidates had coattails, pulling along fellow Democrats as Republican turnout sagged.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.—
Surina Venkat,
The Hill,
8 Nov. 2025
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But DeMatthews did note that there have been disagreements seen in the takeover of Houston ISD among appointees.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Nominees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominees. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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