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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
That agreement also designates the company as a strategic partner, not just a rights holder.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
One of his major victories was passage of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993, which designated or expanded 19 wilderness areas.
—Dave Marston, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
On a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Although the law designates commissary funds are supposed to be for only specific costs, sheriffs haven’t faced meaningful oversight, leading to corruption reports around the state.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.—
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There are 23 colors to choose from, plus petite sizes S–XXL.—
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Hurst was appointed to the position in January 2024, according to a press release at the time.—
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Chávez appointed Maduro as his successor before dying of cancer in 2013.—
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
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The rover, named SCARABS, comes from the Lunar and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at UEL and focuses on compact design, hardware validation, and long-term lunar infrastructure rather than spectacle.—
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Others push legal and ethical boundaries to set themselves up for a career in the private sector after term limits.—
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The Long Pine Key Campground is the most accessible and is located near the Homestead entrance, while the Flamingo Campground is set deeper inside the park in the Flamingo area.—
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Stefánsson’s novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, and his novel Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005.—
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Now, both Warren and Rae are nominated as Best New Artists at the Grammy Awards.—
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Calò, a 46-year-old Sicilian, speaks passionately about El Popo, as Mexicans call the volcano, rattling off trivia.—
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.—
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
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In the 2022 draft, the Dolphins took inside linebacker Channing Tindall at 102, one spot before Kansas City selected inside linebacker Leo Chanel at 103.—
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
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Rice could look to roll with Neto to start while assigning more defensive duties to a forward, while Andrews and redshirt senior guard RJ Keene provide minutes off the bench.—
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“Designate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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