Thesaurus results for NOMINEES

nominees

noun

plural of nominee

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 Netflix’s Inuit series North of North leads all nominees with 20 nods, including Best Comedy Series. —

Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2026 The award places the AJC alongside leading national media organizations, with this year’s category featuring nominees from ABC News, National Geographic and MSNOW. —

Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 28 May 2026 This year’s News & Documentary Emmys nominees came from from more than 2000 submissions, with eligible programs that that originally premiered sometime during 2025. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2026 Amazon Prime Video is among the better streaming services for finding high-quality documentaries, from illuminating Oscar nominees like Super Size Me (2024) to celebrity bio-docs like Val (2021) and Lucy and Desi (2022). —

Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star alongside Mark Duplass. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Voters were also choosing nominees for Texas attorney general. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2026 Swift led all nominees going into the 2026 AMAs with eight nods, followed by Carpenter, Dean, Sombr and Wallen with seven nods each. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve co-star in the Northern Californian filmmaker’s unique directorial debut, which is set in an empty Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire store. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

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The Dodgers had Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker and Smith — none of whom were candidates to be pulled for a pinch-hitter — due up in the ninth.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Gleason’s push to make political connections in Idaho, and beyond, appears to revolve around backing candidates who support legislation that helps advance the gold and silver sales and storage industries.

— Kevin Fixler June 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026