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as in: designated driver Define
assign someone or something for a particular purpose
- "For example," she said, smiling, "we did not consider for an instant designating Asher an Instructor of Threes."p.54.3
- A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace.p.67.7
- "I go in here, Jonas," Fiona told him when they reached the front door of the House of the Old after parking their bicycles in the designated area.p.72.1
- I’ll be the designated driver.
- The Red Cross designated this building as a shelter.
- The little girl nodded and looked down at herself, at the jacket with its row of large buttons that designated her as a Seven.p.40.8
- Number One — her name was Madeline — returned, finally, amidst applause, to her seat, wearing the new badge that designated her Fish Hatchery Attendant.p.53.1
- State capital cities are designated on the map by stars.
- The rank of sergeant is designated by three chevrons (inverted Vs) on the shoulder.
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indicate or signify (show something in a particular way)
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