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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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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
The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.
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Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Cain also wanted to have a third director appointed that was neutral to help mediate disputes.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Mariko Nakawatase, who was appointed to the council and is its youngest member, credited McKay with creating space for members to collaborate, while at the same time, operate independently if need be.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With a Republican likely to be appointed by the governor, that leverage could become hard to wield if not impossible.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
Trump left the courtroom after conservative judges — some appointed by him — openly scoffed at the Department of Justice’s arguments.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
He was appointed chief by the city council the following July.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Trump on Thursday fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Todd Blanche temporarily as acting attorney general.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The attorney general is the lawyer appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Justice, known as the DOJ.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Cain also wanted to have a third director appointed that was neutral to help mediate disputes.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Mariko Nakawatase, who was appointed to the council and is its youngest member, credited McKay with creating space for members to collaborate, while at the same time, operate independently if need be.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With a Republican likely to be appointed by the governor, that leverage could become hard to wield if not impossible.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
Trump left the courtroom after conservative judges — some appointed by him — openly scoffed at the Department of Justice’s arguments.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
He was appointed chief by the city council the following July.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Trump on Thursday fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Todd Blanche temporarily as acting attorney general.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The attorney general is the lawyer appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Justice, known as the DOJ.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
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If stress flares, breathe deep and set a boundary around your availability, then return to the next action on your schedule.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance would also set a ban of the same length for applications regarding Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sites, facilities that capture energy from various sources and store them in batteries.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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As fans have nominated DeVito to voice Wario in an upcoming installment, the comedy legend has responded.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, as he was nominated in parliament as a presidential candidate, Min Aung Hlaing anointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief seen as fiercely loyal to the general, as his successor to lead the military.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The developers said that 55 of them would be designated for low-income households.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The asteroid, designated 2026 GD, was discovered on Monday (April 6) and is estimated to be 16 meters (54 feet) in diameter.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ross, who was assigned female at birth, began feeling dysphoric around puberty.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Style, who was also named to the Star-Telegram All-Area First Team, holds offers from Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Houston, UNT, Oklahoma State and more.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Though Eli Frankel reports in his book that a mutual acquaintance of Leila Welsh and Elizabeth Short named Carl Balsiger as their murderer, no further evidence points to him, and the decades’ old case is considered cold.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Homeowners across Central Florida have been frustrated to find their piles of dead leaves, branches and plants — victims of February’s hard freeze — still sitting on their curbs because waste haulers haven’t picked it up on time.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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For every scene, participants picked one robot from a lineup of six that differed only in color—there were four skin tones ranging from light to dark, plus a silver and a teal option meant as nonracial baselines.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nuclear energy constituted 9 percent of total consumption, with renewable sources also constituting 9 percent (of these renewable sources, 1 percent was geothermal, 13 percent solar, 9 percent hydroelectric, 18 percent wind, and 59 percent biomass).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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African Americans constituted almost half the population, but they were largely prevented from voting before passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and could not eat in local restaurants before passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wells Fargo is giving a total of $6 million to six nonprofits to bolster housing access, job training and small businesses in west Charlotte, the banking giant announced Tuesday morning.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Another key starter has announced their plans to return to TCU men’s basketball next season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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