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designate

[dez-ig-neyt, dez-ig-nit, -neyt] / ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt, ˈdɛz ɪg nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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Designate a window at a certain time of day to go online.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

Designate one basket for medicine and vitamins, one for hair products, and so on.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Designate one hand for adding water and the other for mixing the batter together.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2023

Suh will be the CFO Designate from July 10 until August 1, and will then assume full responsibility, Visa said.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

In this way, and without so much as a loud word, was the Governor Designate turned out of the territories.

From The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief by Collins, J. E. (Joseph Edmund)




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