naming

ADJECTIVE

quoting

Synonyms

STRONG

announcing citing copying excerpting reciting stating

NOUN

appointment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approval certification choice designation election nomination selection

STRONG

allotment assigning authorization commissioning delegation deputation installation ordination promotion

WEAK

choosing empowering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refusal rejection

NOUN

identification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

description passport recognition testimony

STRONG

ID apperception assimilation badge bracelet credentials establishment papers tag

WEAK

cataloging classifying dog tag identity bracelet letter of introduction letter of recommendation

NOUN

marking

Synonyms

STRONG

calling characterizing denominating distinguishing indicating noticing recognizing showing specifying terming

WEAK

pointing out

NOUN

mention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment comment footnote indication notice notification recognition reference remark utterance

STRONG

allusion citation note specifying tribute

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance silence

WEAK

quiet

NOUN

mentioning

Synonyms

STRONG

citing inferring intimating specifying suggesting

WEAK

introduction making known referring to taking note of

NOUN

nomination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choice designation election proposal recommendation selection suggestion

NOUN

ordination

Synonyms

STRONG

appointment consecration coronation installation investiture

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They said they supported naming Powell as the “chair pro tempore” but wanted the designation to be time-limited and subject to a renewal vote if Warsh’s swearing-in was delayed beyond several weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But with the waiver set to end on Saturday, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar criticised "unilateral coercive measures", without naming any country.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The naming of the eight firms was the actual addition to Anthropic’s warnings for investors on Monday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Bonin said real estate developers, labor unions and other well-funded donors have historically followed the “democratic norm,” identifying their biggest contributors on their ads and naming all of them in their public filings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Mal’s eyebrows expressed an unfavorable opinion of this method of naming.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

naming

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