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as in to choose
to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority the designated time for the meeting
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty he has yet to designate his successor as head of the firm
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as in to name
to give a name to he was designated "Air Jordan" by his fans
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Recent Examples of designate Running parallel to Highway 101 in Humboldt-Redwoods State Park, the Avenue of the Giants is formally designated as State Route 254. —
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 The source said commercial vessels passing through the Strait must sail through the route designated by Iran and coordinate with Iranian forces. —Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Anthropic hired the firm after the Pentagon designated the company a supply chain risk, according to federal disclosures. —Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 In March, the Brady House earned a fresh round of attention when the Los Angeles City Council designated it as a historic-cultural monument. —Peter Larsen, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for designate
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 The source said commercial vessels passing through the Strait must sail through the route designated by Iran and coordinate with Iranian forces. —Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Anthropic hired the firm after the Pentagon designated the company a supply chain risk, according to federal disclosures. —Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 In March, the Brady House earned a fresh round of attention when the Los Angeles City Council designated it as a historic-cultural monument. —Peter Larsen, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for designate
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Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.— Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
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In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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And the Beaumont Police Department appointed detectives to work alongside them.— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Chief Executive Alfonso Dolce, the brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, was appointed as the new chair, according to a company filing to the Milan Chamber of Commerce.— Reuters, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police continue to list the case as active — but no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made and a $68,000 reward is still being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, per FOX32 Chicago.— Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kylie Jenner is named in a new lawsuit from her former live-in housekeeper, who claims other staffers at the reality star’s home subjected her to religious and racial discrimination, as well as bullying, and that Jenner failed to act in her defense.— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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In spring training, Mets owner Steve Cohen set the playoffs as the baseline goal.— Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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With a grand opening date set for June 5, construction crews have about six weeks to finish up the $34 million project, now dubbed Clock Tower Landing.— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Her first Ariel nomination came back in 2009 for Rudo Y Cursi and she was also nominated last year for Dead Man’s Switch.— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
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Many people were surprised that she wasn’t inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year after being nominated three years in a row.— Lindsey Underwood, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
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One of my neighbors called 911 and helped with the first CPR attempts.— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Dunn wielded his influence through a think tank called the Texas Public Policy Foundation.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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His father, David Overstreet, was a running back at Oklahoma before being selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft.— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
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Early in draft season, some projected that the Chiefs could select Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love.— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
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But at Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen on Long Island, you’ll be assigned a shiva coordinator who will ensure fresh food is delivered every day of the mourning period.— The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
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Superintendent Robyn Castillo sent a message to Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith Tuesday requesting that the city reinstate its contract that assigned three full-time police officers and a supervising sergeant to Natomas schools.— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Designate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/designate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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