NOMINATIONS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

nominations

noun

plural of nomination

as in elections

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Recent Examples of nominations The Democratic nominations of Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020 were consistent with the Party Decides theory, and arguably so was the very late and very fast nomination of Kamala Harris in July of 2024. — Seth Masket, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 But Ha’s performance took me out of that, in the best way possible, and warrants a Primetime Emmy acting nod — while the show is big on nominations for below-the-line work, only Regé-Jean Page has earned an acting nomination, and that was in 2021 for Season 1. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026 Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991. — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025 The raft of Emmy nominations helps make up for the Oscar near-nomination. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
With midterm elections weeks away, Republicans face signs that some of those gains are slipping.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of elections

Noun

Instead of asking employees to spend hours producing deliverables, AI creates opportunities to involve them in evaluating assumptions, comparing approaches and understanding why certain recommendations are made.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Norway will now hold a public consultation on the recommendations made in the report, with the central bank due to submit its response in January.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recommendations

Noun

Confirm your selections match the relevant insurer, policy, and claim type.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Fan, Kim Jeewoon and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo curated Carte Blanche selections, while Actors’ House sessions featured Kim Go-eun, Kim Minha, Ryu Seung-ryong, Shin Min-a and Ju Ji-hoon.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of selections

Noun

Swift is not alone in splitting her chances with different submissions.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
However, if a performer like Fielder did want to still try and go for it, the Actor Awards do have a petition process governed by their Awards Committee, who determine all the rules and regulations, eligibility and submissions.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of submissions

Noun

Increasingly, however, marinas are becoming desirable destinations unto themselves.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
The destinations varied, but both trips gave these women the rare pleasure of having their wishes shape the experiences—and allowed their daughters to know them in a new way.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of destinations

Noun

Seattle's bids, meanwhile, are expected to be substantially lower, perhaps because the city already has an NBA-ready arena.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Additional information regarding seeding and automatic bids will be released at a later date.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bids

Noun

Advertisement The following day, in a public conversation moderated by renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour, President Nataša Pirc Musar of Slovenia, former Irish President Mary Robinson and I reflected on the choices before humanity.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Those findings may help developers evaluate design choices and build stronger technical cases for future projects.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of choices

Noun

After using a suite of telescopes to estimate their masses — using the motions of their stars as a proxy — the researchers found that all three have little dark matter.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Someone who has just been arrested for driving under the influence isn’t thinking about statutes, motions and legal procedure.

— Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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