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as in entrusted
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 allotted
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceded
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 appointed
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 assigned
This meeting doesn’t occur in the novel, as Laura is assigned to go on the trip as part of her work as a travel journalist and has no connection to Anne or Richard.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Investigators were assigned and reassigned to the case, poring over clues and evidence.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
The rest have either been assigned to jobs elsewhere in the agency or have left the EPA.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
The flight test was previously delayed on June 18 when the Starship vehicle SpaceX assigned to the next flight, designated Ship 36, unexpectedly exploded while SpaceX was preparing it for launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The National Guard forces are assigned to protect ICE facilities and personnel, as well as other federal property.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Britton will play David Neal, a USDA investigator who was assigned to look into the nearly fatal tiger attack on Roy Horn.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Investigators were assigned and reassigned to the case, poring over clues and evidence.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
The rest have either been assigned to jobs elsewhere in the agency or have left the EPA.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
The flight test was previously delayed on June 18 when the Starship vehicle SpaceX assigned to the next flight, designated Ship 36, unexpectedly exploded while SpaceX was preparing it for launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The National Guard forces are assigned to protect ICE facilities and personnel, as well as other federal property.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Britton will play David Neal, a USDA investigator who was assigned to look into the nearly fatal tiger attack on Roy Horn.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The liberal side of American politics has, in the past few decades, essentially ceded the cause of free speech to the right.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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There were the obvious errors — 19 in the final 29 games of the season — that ceded free bases, provided extra runners and prolonged innings.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In recognition of her charitable initiatives, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, Pulte and his grandfather led a corporate shakeup that resulted in Pulte being appointed to the company’s board while still in his 20s.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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An international force tasked with finding missing hostages in the Gaza Strip will be established as part of the ceasefire and hostage release deal, Israeli broadcaster i24 reported, citing Israeli officials.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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To instill fiscal discipline, the CRFB proposed establishing a fiscal commission tasked with reducing deficits to 3% of GDP, an ambitious but necessary goal given the current debt trajectory.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Industry estimates peg the cost of a 1-gigawatt data center at roughly $50 billion, with $35 billion of that typically allocated to chips — based on Nvidia’s current pricing.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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So, roughly a quarter of California’s above-average spending is allocated to housing.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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After six months in the Hole, I was transferred to High Desert State Prison.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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On Agatha All Along, Joe Locke (Heartstopper) portrayed older Billy Maximoff, whose spirit was transferred to the body of teenager Billy Kaplan after Wanda's hex hijinks dispersed.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Estrada is best known as one of the directors of Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Martin’s first comedy special, 2017’s Dope, was nominated for best comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and became a stand-up special for Netflix.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Assigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigned. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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