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Recent Examples of depute
This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic.
—John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur.
—Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic.
—John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur.
—Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depute
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Following individual interviews with six candidates, the council voted 4-0 to appoint Gala Ledezma, Adrian Arancibia and Valita Jones to the task force.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Late last month, Walz permanently appointed the official who oversaw the agency’s financial operations at the time much of the healthcare fraud occurred as DHS commissioner.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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That said, don’t forget to delegate as necessary!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hoping to slow Waymo’s entrance into San Diego, the city’s transit board filed a protest to the California Public Utilities Commission, which oversees autonomous vehicle permits, to delegate some local control over operations.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Depute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depute. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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