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 The City Council appointed Harrington to office after former Mayor Vi Lyles resigned midterm. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 Santoyo, 72, was appointed by the state to the board of managers in 2016. — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 These decisions were informed by the Council on Ethics, an independent body appointed by Norway's Ministry of Finance. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Brian Erickson was appointed CFO of Runpod, an AI developer cloud platform. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 He was recently appointed to the board of Triumph Gulf Coast, which oversees how Florida spends money recovered for damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Leoni was appointed creative director of Calvin Klein Collection in May 2024 and made her debut at New York Fashion Week in February 2025 for the Fall/Winter 2025 season. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Noel McClean has been appointed Head of Bectu and will take over from the retiring Philippa Childs early next year. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 He was appointed by City Manager Peter Iglesias to the Gables’ planning and zoning board and previously served for nearly two decades on the county’s planning and zoning board. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
  1. set
  2. nominated
  3. designated
  4. assigned
  5. named
  6. constituted
  7. picked
  8. commissioned
Verb
  • The decision to set that tone staggering through all 10 minutes of the extended cut might scan as raw inspiration, placing Spacemen 3 on a narrow band from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to some brilliant dro)))ne future.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic wants Congress to set strict limits on when federal authorities can stop advanced AI models from reaching users.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • His films have gone to Cannes multiple times, and he has been nominated for an International Emmy.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For Boyd, being nominated is an opportunity to join some of the biggest names in South Florida high school football.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • Ukraine was first designated for TPS in April 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion two months earlier.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After the Minnesota Twins designated Trevor Megill for assignment in April 2023, the Brewers acquired the reliever for Taylor Floyd, who hasn't appeared in a major league game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • In previous election cycles, state officials in the states where monitors were assigned were notified at the same time as the counties.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement The docuseries marks the first time the Loofe clan is sharing their side of the story, along with Nebraska investigators and an FBI agent assigned to the case.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Construction has already begun on the new district, named the Water Gardens, which will include two hotels and residential and office towers, and is set for completion before the end of 2028.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • One of the weirder aspects of the telecom industry, as it’s constituted in the United States right now, is that cell carriers own some of their towers and operate some of their towers.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of constituted
Verb
  • The property later passed through several notable hands, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Kevin Huvane and filmmaker Roberto Sneider, before Channing Tatum picked it up for $6 million in 2015, according to Variety.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kansas was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll; the highest finish of the Schneider era was fifth place in 2021-22.
    — PJ Green October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • There’s Haroon Mirza’s Stone Circle, commissioned by Ballroom Marfa, another venerable local institution.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The photography by Andrew Jacobs is juxtaposed against works by the Belgian artist Katrien de Blauwer, commissioned for the project to evoke emotion through color.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of commissioned

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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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