nominate

verb

ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce nominate (audio)
Definition of nominatenext
1
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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2
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 My great-uncle Gregory La Cava was nominated for several Academy Awards as a director. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The pair made their first post-engagement joint appearance at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she was nominated in nine different categories. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026 That bishop is Cardinal Blase Cupich, a Croatian American Midwesterner whom Pope Francis nominated in 2014 to take charge of the Chicago archdiocese. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nominate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominate
  1. name
  2. appoint
  3. call
  4. assign
  5. designate
  6. constitute
  7. dub
  8. entitle
Verb
  • During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
    — Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Knoebels was named America’s best amusement and water park for 2026 in Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards, which is based on reviews.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of name
Verb
  • The commission unanimously appointed Deputy City Manager Christopher Cooper as acting city manager.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Rosie Rios, chair of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission appointed to the bipartisan group by President Joe Biden, noted she's served on the commission through several administrations.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of appoint
Verb
  • The company, which calls itself the largest and fastest-growing Asian restaurant company in the world, also added chicken nuggets to its menu on Thursday, July 2.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of call
Verb
  • The man — identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson — fled on foot, pursued by Memphis police officers along with Tennessee National Guard soldiers who are assigned to the area.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • Around the same time, Sullivan, who was assigned male at birth, began questioning her gender identity.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of assign
Verb
  • The team designated right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment to make room for Woodford on the roster.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Over half of the park is designated wilderness area, so backpackers and hikers will have no problem finding untouched backcountry.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of designate
Verb
  • The Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • The concern arises when logistics constitutes the entirety of the exchange.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of constitute
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  • Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Tipu himself was found slain near a passageway once used to bring water into the fort; it’s dubbed the Water Gate.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of dub
Verb
  • Every child is entitled to a public education in this country, Nakassis said, and special education is a response to the fact that some children have differences that require additional support.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Every child is entitled to a public education in this country, Nakassis said, and special education is a response to the fact that some children have differences that require additional support.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of entitle

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