nomination
noun
an act or instance of nominating, especially to office.
nominations
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pluralof nomination.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His last two movies, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” earned best picture nominations and a combined 16 nods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
They sent the album platinum and earned him Grammy nominations for best new artist and R&B vocal performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
There are also three nominations each for the Netflix crime drama Dept Q and BBC comedy Dinosaur while Dept Q's Leah Byrne also received an Audience Award nomination.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
When nominations were made for the office, my name was included.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
