appointing

verb

present participle of appoint
1
as in choosing
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 nominating
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 appointing Other actions have triggered further suspicions, including that, like CBS News, changes would be afoot for CNN, including appointing Weiss to oversee that network as well. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Puma is reshaping two areas of its senior leadership, appointing Nike veteran Steve Cecchini to lead global sports marketing while chief commercial officer Matthias Baeumer prepares to step down from the company’s management board. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Nike shares are up over 2% after appointing LVMH executive Alexandre Arnault to its board. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Then, in July, Ecuador’s higher education authority, the Consejo de Educación Superior, moved to replace top university officials, appointing a special commission to oversee the school for a 90-day intervention. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 Larry Snelling retired, some members of the City Council are pushing to hold off on appointing a permanent replacement until after next year's mayoral election. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The majority of appointing authorities to the Metra board are Democrats. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2026 Another important step is appointing internal champions who can guide adoption across teams. — Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 In English football’s relatively short history of appointing sporting directors, or directors of football, very few have generated such scrutiny or discussion as Hughes did at Liverpool. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointing
  1. choosing
  2. nominating
  3. selecting
  4. assigning
  5. setting
  6. naming
  7. designating
  8. constituting
Verb
  • Many questioned the Dodgers choosing to pitch Skubal in Saturday’s opener while slotting Blake Snell into Sunday’s spot and leaving last season’s playoff hero Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the bench until Game 3.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The screen just isn't that colorful, which puts it at a disadvantage for everything from designing a flyer to choosing the right photo for a social media post.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominating
Verb
  • The core whiskey portfolio is more about selecting and blending high-quality barrels into various expressions than taking chances, however, and the two main bourbons just got upgraded in terms of age and proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In newer versions of Google Photos, selecting the frame or tapping the camera icon can reveal the export control.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of selecting
Verb
  • Think about what the AI will need to disclose before assigning the call.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Matter is never worthless, but assigning it a price does not necessarily make its environmental and social costs disappear.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • This is despite the City of London’s socio-economic diversity taskforce setting a target for half of senior leaders to come from working-class or non-professional backgrounds by 2030.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The final bid far surpassed the lot’s $250,000 estimate, setting a new auction benchmark for the late Surrealist painter.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of setting
Verb
  • Within six months of the sanctions being lifted, Dodik's party, which has veto power in Bosnia's legislature, dropped its opposition and the Bosnian parliament passed legislation naming AAFS as the lead developer on the billion-dollar project.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Aganovic told New Beauty that shoppers are increasingly drawn to fragrances that capture an ephemeral environment, naming clouds, fresh air after a storm and humidity-laden forests as reference points.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of naming
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  • Some Security members have expressed concerns that designating political figures would interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs, particularly with elections approaching, while others have criticized the lack of enforcement on an arms embargo.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Republicans in the Senate also proposed designating all of Pennsylvania a Commonwealth Opportunity Zone for AI, which would fast-track data center permits and create a regulatory framework in collaboration with the industry.
    — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • In the new report to Congress, the figure for munitions was by far the largest, constituting well over half of all costs.
    — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • First-act setups extend through the majority of the 108-minute runtime, constituting a plotless meander without the aesthetic allure to justify such a languid journey.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of constituting

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“Appointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointing. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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