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as in to task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city
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Recent Examples of assign
Two hundred and forty-four university students aged between 18 and 22 were recruited and randomly assigned to conditions with or without access to Google.
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New Atlas, 3 July 2025
It was assigned to the Senate Education Committee, which initially voted in favor of the bill.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The classroom associates are full- and part-time employees assigned to specific schools who are also fully trained on safety protocols and have access to professional development training.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Mountain West Conference hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher to lead the investigation, and Heaphy was assigned to lead it.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
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New Atlas, 3 July 2025
It was assigned to the Senate Education Committee, which initially voted in favor of the bill.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The classroom associates are full- and part-time employees assigned to specific schools who are also fully trained on safety protocols and have access to professional development training.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Mountain West Conference hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher to lead the investigation, and Heaphy was assigned to lead it.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assign
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For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly applying for remote tech jobs in the West.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
30 June 2025
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When Mi-ji first replaces Mi-rae at the company, she is tasked with convincing Kim Ro-sa to sell her restaurant for the development deal.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
30 June 2025
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Even more unconventional is the way these portals are arrayed and allotted.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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First Qatar, then Senegal, Togo, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and the U.K. spoke for three minutes each, the time allotted to member states.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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No matter how much new manufacturing is built in the U.S., many of the materials still only come from China and any delays or missteps cede more ground to China in the middle of a brawl for AI dominance as China rapidly builds more power from coal to wind and solar.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Canada also had a clear 1.19-0.2 xG advantage thanks to a greater quantity and quality of chances created, but fully ceded that edge after halftime and was outshot 8-1 (0.04-0.64).—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The 12-member Guardian Council, half of whom are appointed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, approved it the next day.—
Nabih Bulos
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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When Herve Renard was appointed, the FFF publicly announced the aim was to at least make the semi-finals of the World Cup and Olympics but this time there has been no such proclamation.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Yes, the relievers lost five of the 21 leads with which they were entrusted during this stretch of 35 games in 37 days.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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These include service accounts, API keys, machine credentials and, increasingly, autonomous AI agents that are deeply integrated into core business systems, entrusted with accessing sensitive data and executing tasks without human oversight.—
Arun Shrestha,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Billions for border security Both the Senate and the House bills allocate $46.5 billion toward completing Trump's border wall.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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For border security and immigration enforcement, the package allocates $350 billion, including $46 billion for the U.S.-Mexico border wall and $45 billion for 100,000 migrant detention facility beds.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2025
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Six suspects were apprehended and transferred to police, the IDF said.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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It was nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, and ultimately won Oscars for Best Sound and Best Editing.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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Last year, she was nominated alongside such luminaries as Meryl Streep, Christina Ricci, and J. Smith-Cameron for a Golden Globe, eventually losing to Elizabeth Debicki for her performance as Princess Diana in The Crown.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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