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as in to name
to give a name to
this first drawing, which we'll nominate as Plan A, shows how the house would look with the smaller annex
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the U.S. Constitution directs the president to nominate ambassadors
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Recent Examples of nominate
Let’s get to 50 percent female directors and writers and actors out there being nominated.
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Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Shah was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
He’s been nominated for seven Oscars.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
The number of films nominated each year has noticeably shrunk (the last time only 50 films were recognized was 2008).
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
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Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Shah was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
He’s been nominated for seven Oscars.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
The number of films nominated each year has noticeably shrunk (the last time only 50 films were recognized was 2008).
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
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Matt Byrne is the Bob Holt Razorback Reporter, named in honor of the longtime reporter who covered University of Arkansas sports.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The files suggest that the couple and their children visited Epstein's island, and were named in a version of his will released in the Epstein documents.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Judges across the country who were appointed to the bench by presidents of both political parties have made findings on record about DHS not being forthcoming, truthful or credible, according to Honig.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, interim chief executives of PEN America, were appointed to permanently lead the literary group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Training and case management through FRAP is supposed to help attorneys deal with what Clegg calls a difficult area of law.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy Basham was called for a foul on the play and Masogayo sank the and-1 for the win.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then again, Newsom signed SB132, the law that allowed an inmate who was assigned male at birth and serving 25 years to life for violent offenses, Tremaine Carroll, to transfer to a women’s prison, in which Carroll is alleged to have raped two female inmates.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Former President Barack Obama designated the monument in 2016.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Former President Barack Obama designated Christopher Park, which is across the street from the bar, a national monument in 2016.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court has suggested that low cell temperatures combined with a failure to provide blankets could constitute an Eighth Amendment violation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, Dora the Explorer popped up onscreen to explain the technical rules of football, including what constitutes a false start.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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The week-long operation, dubbed Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, involved dozens of agencies and led to the rescue of 12 adults and five children in Los Angeles County alone, officials said during a news conference.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Vela said the forthcoming ordinance, dubbed the TRUST Act, would improve discussions around the city's use of surveillance technologies.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Participant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of any Search Entity’s use of any such similar or identical material.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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The referrals of positive drug tests to law enforcement agencies could help build the case for recognizing a fetus as a separate person entitled to equal protection, said University of California Davis law professor Mary Ziegler.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Nominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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