nominating

verb

present participle of nominate
1
as in naming
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 appointing
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 nominating Brazil's government in a statement responded by accusing the United States of not following international law in nominating its ambassador to Brazil. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Today, while not nominating himself for said CNN editorial board, Emanuel made sure to avoid all that. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 Establishment Democrats say nominating El-Sayed is too much of a risk because some of his positions could be painted as extreme. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Some moderate Democrats fear nominating El-Sayed would put their party's hold on the Michigan Senate seat in jeopardy. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026 He’s gravitated toward Democrats with a record of performing well statewide, and party leaders fear nominating someone too far outside the mainstream in Maine, one of the top Senate battlegrounds of the 2026 cycle. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026 Political conventions during presidential election years are technically how parties conduct business such as finalizing their platform and nominating the presidential and vice presidential candidates. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 Thanks to the Los Angeles Press Club for nominating many Bloomberg stories for the Southern California Journalism Awards. — Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominating
  1. naming
  2. appointing
  3. calling
  4. assigning
  5. designating
  6. labeling
  7. dubbing
  8. terming
Verb
  • The competition remains wide open, with neither Faulkner nor coach Jon Sumrall committing to a timeline for naming a starter.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lincoln-Way West coach Luke Lokanc demonstrated trust in Howard, despite nonexistent varsity experience at quarterback, by naming him as a captain along with senior linebacker Austin Collins.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • In addition to appointing Legros to his new team, Ternus is looking to shake up Apple’s design organization, Bloomberg News has reported.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Idaho State Public Defender’s Office — possibly through its Alternate Counsel Division — will be tasked with appointing him an attorney, according to an order signed by Judge Steven Hippler of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of appointing
Verb
  • Combs is participating in a drug-abuse rehabilitation program at FCI Fort Dix, while his legal team continues to appeal his conviction and sentence, calling the punishment excessive and seeking acquittal or resentencing.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Bitcoin traded at $64,259 on Tuesday, near the level where Saylor was buying in February and calling a million dollar price inevitable.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Instead of assigning the entire calculation to the quantum processor, QC Ware split the workflow between classical and quantum systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That means assigning the right people, enough budget and clear accountability.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • Planning Commission Vice Chair Kerry Harvey asked how much a ballot measure would cost and suggested the city consider designating all data centers as heavy industrial use.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Top-down governance sets the strategic intent and accountability by designating executive sponsorship and ownership, establishing governance councils or review boards and defining AI policies, compliance standards and risk tolerance.
    — Sumeet Agrawal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of designating
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  • The agency ordered Disney to begin clearly labeling its thousands of gallons of paint, chemicals and pesticides, according to a consent order, and to establish a training program so employees would know how to handle hazardous waste.
    — WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • Retailers and e-commerce merchants will be able to link to Onton’s new model, white labelling the service to power their own search engines for shoppers.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of labeling
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  • New and upcoming titles under the deal will carry English subtitles and dubbing in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • Every new title will carry English subtitles and dubbing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of dubbing
Verb
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • With Vice Mayor Pam Foley terming out, five individuals are vying for her District 9 seat, which encompasses a southwestern portion in San Jose, including the Cambrian Park neighborhood.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of terming

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