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designating

ADJECTIVE
descriptive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
definitive detailed eloquent expressive identifying illuminating pictorial revealing vivid
WEAK
anecdotic characteristic characterizing circumstantial classificatory clear delineative depictive describing explicative expository extended graphic illuminative illustrative indicative interpretive lifelike narrative particularized picturesque specific true to life
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull
WEAK
confusing cursory undescriptive
ADJECTIVE
pointing
Synonyms
STRONG
declaring denoting disclosing displaying evidencing evincing guiding manifesting marking placing revealing showing signifying specifying spotting steering

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That led to the Department of Defense designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk and barring the use of its tools at the Pentagon, following a six-month phase-out.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Anthropic, supported by Microsoft, sued the Department of Defense for designating it a supply-chain risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Not Anthropic, which is suing the Defense Department for designating it a supply-chain risk, threatening its relationships with other customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

However, it is also a mystery why Kim Jong Un, who is still young and appears relatively healthy, is already designating a 13-year-old child as his heir now.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

James Fisk, who supervised the American side of the talks with a diplomatic skill unexpected of a scientific appointee, brought home an agreement designating the detection of nuclear bomb tests as “technically feasible.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik