appointed

verb

Definition of appointednext
past tense of appoint
1
as in set
to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority at the appointed hour we were in our places

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2
as in nominated
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty was appointed to the council on national security

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Recent Examples of appointed Since then, the Big Ten has appointed a neutral clock operator, instead of one appointed by the home team. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Judge Joseph Weiner was transferred from the West Los Angeles Immigration Court and Judge Bayleigh Pettigrew was appointed in May as part of the largest class in the agency’s history. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Five of the court’s seven judges were appointed by Republican governors. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Bates was appointed by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2014 and reappointed by Garcetti five years later. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Talwani, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, pointed to the tight timeline in her ruling. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Its board members are appointed by Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Given the partisan Senate standoff over the Clarity Act, having five sitting commissioners appointed from both sides of the aisle at the SEC and CFTC may help ease the tense negotiations. — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Rauch was appointed to represent him in the post-conviction proceeding. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
  1. set
  2. nominated
  3. designated
  4. assigned
  5. named
  6. constituted
  7. picked
  8. commissioned
Verb
  • His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Following the hack, the company brought in two researchers from the nonprofit METR and one from Redwood Research to examine the incident, but set the terms of the review itself.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • This season of South Park was also nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (losing to Julie Andrews for Bridgerton), and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (losing to Andrew Bird’s song for The Pitt).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • He was nominated to the Supreme Court, 11 months before the next election, in the final year of President Obama’s term.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • For those with kids, Family Concierge is designated for families who want the non-Adults-Only extras.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Edward Jones has also been designated a Champion Partner of Duke athletics, and the firm’s name will appear on the Duke Champions Club Presented by Edward Jones.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of designated
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  • The oil major has been assigned two additional oilfields in the Orinoco Belt, the region that contains most of Venezuela's vast reserves of extra-heavy crude oil.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigned
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  • While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The eatery has been serving the Sugar Creek area since 1985, manager Dino Beligrinis — whom his father, Bill, named the restaurant for — told CharlotteFive.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • In a statement carried by Iranian state media IRIB, the ministry said the attacks violated the United Nations Charter and constituted a war crime and a threat to international peace and commercial shipping.
    — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The statements made about Skains in that letter were false and constituted defamation for which she should be compensated, the jury decided Friday.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of constituted
Verb
  • His two conference titles came after the Owls were picked to finish fifth and third in their division.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The inaugural release will feature an Elijah Craig barrel picked by UK Athletics Director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC J Batt, who traveled to Bardstown to select the bourbon barrel.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • In 1966, the federal government commissioned a massive survey aimed at solving educational inequality.
    — Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sultana commissioned Italian brands and local artisans to make the hotel’s bespoke furniture.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of commissioned

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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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