- present participle of designate.
designating
Example Sentences
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You can do this by designating a child as an authorized user, which is a person added to a credit-card account by the primary cardholder, although some issuers have age minimums as low as 13.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
“You don’t want localities or states getting into the business of designating their enemies or their political adversaries or the people they disagree with as terrorists. That’s just not a good thing,” Sinnar said.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
A good first step to reducing screen time could be designating a set place in the home for devices, such as a particular cupboard.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
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
