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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
Arm argued that similarities to the Arm ISA designate the CPU designs as Arm derivatives, but according to Dr. Annavaran’s testimony, the hardware is still developed independently of the ISA.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Each bank and brokerage has its own process for designating your POD or TOD designation.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Therefore the decision to designate Christmas Eve as a holiday rests solely on the president, with each handling it differently.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
China has helped promote Macao’s development by designating a special zone on neighboring Hengqin island in Zhuhai city that Macao and mainland Chinese authorities will jointly run.
—Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Each bank and brokerage has its own process for designating your POD or TOD designation.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Therefore the decision to designate Christmas Eve as a holiday rests solely on the president, with each handling it differently.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
China has helped promote Macao’s development by designating a special zone on neighboring Hengqin island in Zhuhai city that Macao and mainland Chinese authorities will jointly run.
—Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Or should it be chosen solely for the fact that it was beautifully framed and composed?TIME Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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His surprise win to lead the Liberal Democratic Party seemed more about the old guard sidelining upstarts — one in his early 40s, one a woman — than choosing Ishiba, 67, for his governing abilities.William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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In July 2023, Beijing appointed a PLA Navy deputy commander as the Rocket Force's new commander and an Air Force officer as its new political commissar.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Artist Jeff Satur, who attended Valentino’s first fashion show by creative director Alessandro Michele in Paris in September, has been appointed the house’s brand ambassador — the first hailing from Thailand.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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DirecTV chose not to pay the six-figure licensing fee, figuring the audience for people hitting the bar and watching football on Christmas day would be minimal, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Although he was named in the starting XI, Mings had been feeling unwell all day and in the warm-up, accepted a sickness bug had got the better of him.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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As the city experienced upheaval and financial duress throughout the 1970s, Dolan set his sights on the booming suburbs.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jay Leno is setting the record straight about his recent string of injuries.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Golden Globes and SAG Awards nominated Winslet for supporting, but film academy members put her in lead.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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With Depp and Skarsgård's performances also being praised by critics, time will tell whether they will be nominated for their performances.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Congress might also call on President Biden to ban TikTok under the IEEPA.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Sutherland, who died on Dec. 16 at age 80, was a 24-year-old infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies when the Expos selected him in the eighth round of the 1968 expansion draft.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sure, Indiana won a lot of games — but should they have been selected for the playoff?Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
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Should Willis' disqualification stand, jurisdiction over the Trump case will shift to a nonpartisan state agency, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, known as PAC, which must decide whom to assign it to next.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth in February aboard a Dragon spacecraft with two other crew members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, scheduled to lift off for the space station on Sept. 24, according to the agency.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Designate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designate. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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