nominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of nominate
1
as in names
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 appoints
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 nominates Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it. — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The sections also clarify that in case a vice president takes office, the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 8 Apr. 2026 The quality of the candidates each party nominates for governor, Congress and the state Legislature in Wisconsin will matter this fall. — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026 In the show, a concerned person nominates friends or family members on the brink of financial collapse to receive Collins’s financial guidance. — Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 For the annual awards, an expert panel of 10Best editors nominates spots in various categories and invites the public to cast a vote for their favorites over a monthlong period, according to the news outlet’s website. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026 For the past 26 years, the Sloan Foundation has awarded annual screenwriting prizes at six partner film schools, and each school nominates one winning candidate for the best-of-the-best Grand Jury Prize. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominates
  1. names
  2. appoints
  3. calls
  4. assigns
  5. designates
  6. constitutes
  7. dubs
  8. entitles
Verb
  • Anna, for her part, names Jude and Naheim; and Jude himself names Anna and Naheim.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The complaint names Clark and Johanna Morgan and South Chicago Chapel as defendants, alongside the facility’s owner and contract buyer.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of names
Verb
  • The speaker of the House appoints the House parliamentarian; the Senate parliamentarian serves at the pleasure of the secretary of the Senate, who is elected by senators at the start of each Congress.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The president appoints the secretary of the Interior Department.
    — Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of appoints
Verb
  • Brief yet compelling, these messages retain a sense of urgency that calls to us over the chasm of space/time.
    — Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Tucker calls from her home, a blurred background behind her, wearing a white blouse and lipstick.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • After a company initiates a recall, the FDA evaluates the situation and assigns a recall classification based on the level of health hazard posed by the product.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The data assigns a unique ID to each person in detention and records the date and time each person is booked into and out of each facility.
    — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • The bare lot covers about two-thirds of an acre in an area governed by the Barber Valley Specific Plan, which designates it for offices or commercial space.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The President, with the consent of the Senate, designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairman.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of designates
Verb
  • Minors will still be able to use filters that mimic makeup and smoothing effects, Meta says, and that as the measures roll out, what constitutes a bannable filter will come into focus.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The question of what even constitutes a gallery, and by extension a museum, comes to animate the overall design.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitutes
Verb
  • There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • Whether that entitles him to the money is less cut and dried, attorneys say.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • His studio deal with Universal Television — a ‘Spielberg deal,’ as one leading Hollywood attorney put it — entitles him to half of his shows’ profits.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of entitles

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“Nominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominates. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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