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designate

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




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They’ve already succeeded in convincing the government to designate the Vjosa Narta river area as a national park.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The third requires the government to consider economic and national security tradeoffs when deciding whether to designate a particular area as "critical habitat."

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The court system would have to step in and officially designate the guardian, checking criminal backgrounds first.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

As the former head of the State Department’s office that recommended to the secretary of state which groups to designate, I’ve been involved in the designations of hundreds of individuals and organizations.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Christian mystics devoted much energy to deciphering the number 666, said by John the Apostle to designate the name of the Beast of the Apocalypse, the Antichrist.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The case stemmed from a broader legal dispute over the renaming of the cultural institution, which US law designates as a memorial to President John F Kennedy.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Known as the Record of Emergency Data, this form designates that beneficiaries get $100,000 tax-free cash and any unreceived payments after a servicemember dies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Second, the order designates as an organization something the FBI’s past leadership has described as an ideology.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

The Five-Year Plan designates quantum as one of seven frontier technologies, with coordinated commercialization efforts focused on a smaller set of institutions.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

In fact, the term “graphic art,” which designates drawings and prints, comes from the Greek word for writing, graphos.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Photos released of Kim showed him accompanied by his daughter, Ju Ae, who is reportedly designated as a successor to her father.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

People were classified as having experienced persistent hardship if their questionnaire scores crossed a designated threshold at least twice between the ages of 36 and 53.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Two hotels have been designated suitable for those US crew members who want to splash out on a night onshore.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Paul’s work goes back a decade, when he was hired to get the building designated a historical landmark.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

For a split second, the world seems to tilt on its axis, like it’s about to roll right off its designated ring in the solar system and float aimlessly into outer space.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

"It is the first model we are designating at this level, and requires stronger safeguards during development and before release," the blog said.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump announced he would increase pressure on Mexico and the cartels, including designating the criminal enterprises terrorist groups.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Clients often hear financial planners talk in terms of designating different buckets of money to organize a portfolio.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

But as Exxon replies, a “substantial portion of the S&P 500 including the majority of Delaware incorporated issuers, maintain exclusive-forum provisions designating a single court for internal affairs litigation.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 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




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