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 Because the mayor has not appointed any of the other members, judicial appointments have stalled. — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 She was considered more vulnerable than Perdue after being appointed to replace Johnny Isakson, who retired because of health issues. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) has appointed Kevin Tervala chief of curatorial affairs and exhibitions. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 July 2026 In May 2026, the state comptroller appointed a five-member advisory committee and issued a request for proposals for custody and liquidity services. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Carr’s predecessor, Jessica Rosenworcel, who was appointed FCC chair by President Joe Biden and stepped down in January 2025, attended regularly. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 The assessor role has been appointed in Jackson County for about a decade. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Jackson made history as the first-ever Black woman appointed to the role. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Abbott has appointed longtime GOP aide Robert Howden as Texas’ 116th secretary of state, putting the governor’s senior advisor in charge of elections months before the 2026 midterms. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
  1. set
  2. nominated
  3. designated
  4. assigned
  5. named
  6. constituted
  7. picked
  8. commissioned
Verb
  • In the aftermath of COVID-19, the ultrawealthy set their sights on Florida for its laissez-faire attitude.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Rotating between a starter and an impact substitute, Barcola seemed to be in a hurry to stamp his attacking authority on games and set France on the front foot.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • Moland’s films have been nominated for the Golden Bear four times, twice winning awards.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the documentary prize L’Œil d’or.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • The division charged with keeping a handle on parasitic diseases had already been small, with only a few employees designated to parasite work.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Uruguay won the first World Cup on home soil that year, at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo—still the only stadium FIFA has ever named a Historical Monument of World Football, designated in 1983.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Additional programmable keys can be assigned to common functions such as push-to-talk, sending prompts, or accepting and rejecting code changes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • At all meals, tables aren't assigned, and guests frequently dine with new friends.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • He was named co-anchor last year, serving alongside Savannah Guthrie.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • There’s one more named Faith after the George Michael song she was conceived to.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • And because God is Spirit, our identity is wholly spiritual, constituted of all the qualities of God.
    — Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • But Boasberg said that the State Department’s argument clashed with its own assessment of what constituted a foreign sovereign threat under the policy.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of constituted
Verb
  • The signal caller’s success at South Alabama was one of the primary reasons Dickert picked Ezell to be his offensive coordinator.
    — Noah Vinsky July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • European referees are chosen for finals played outside Europe, and referees from other continents are picked for finals played in Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • John Pasche, a student at London’s Royal College of Art who was commissioned by the band to create the logo, drew inspiration from an image of the Hindu goddess Kali that the band’s frontman, Mick Jagger, had shown him.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Apollo also commissioned an independent investigation into Black’s ties to Epstein, which did not reveal any impropriety.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of commissioned

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