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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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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
Now Starmer is going due to unpopularity, largely self-inflicted, after policy errors including scrapping the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance, hitting small farmers with inheritance tax increases and appointing a close friend of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to Washington.
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Ian King,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The schism prompted Faye to fire Sonko and dissolve his government before appointing new ministers.
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Rather than automatically appointing Aiello, supervisors chose a competitive appointment process to fill the vacancy until the November 2028 election.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The country is now on the verge of appointing its sixth prime minister in just seven years, amid political upheaval and a stubbornly weak economy that has left many voters frustrated.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
In addition, a small but growing number of companies have begun appointing board directors mandated to represent non-human entities including nature or future generations – constituencies that bear the consequences of corporate decisions but hold no shares and cast no votes in the present.
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Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Claude Guillemot handed the day-to-day running of Guillemot Corporation to his son Valentin Guillemot in July 2025, appointing him CEO, but remained attached to the company in the role Chairman of the Board of Director and continued to guide its overall direction.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Betani was the sole vote against appointing Vaccaro, reasoning that voters should be the ones to make this decision in November.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Permanent chancellor search One of Santiago’s key focuses is appointing a permanent chancellor.
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Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
Ian King,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The schism prompted Faye to fire Sonko and dissolve his government before appointing new ministers.
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Rather than automatically appointing Aiello, supervisors chose a competitive appointment process to fill the vacancy until the November 2028 election.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The country is now on the verge of appointing its sixth prime minister in just seven years, amid political upheaval and a stubbornly weak economy that has left many voters frustrated.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
In addition, a small but growing number of companies have begun appointing board directors mandated to represent non-human entities including nature or future generations – constituencies that bear the consequences of corporate decisions but hold no shares and cast no votes in the present.
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Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Claude Guillemot handed the day-to-day running of Guillemot Corporation to his son Valentin Guillemot in July 2025, appointing him CEO, but remained attached to the company in the role Chairman of the Board of Director and continued to guide its overall direction.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Betani was the sole vote against appointing Vaccaro, reasoning that voters should be the ones to make this decision in November.
—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Permanent chancellor search One of Santiago’s key focuses is appointing a permanent chancellor.
—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointing
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McCarthy doesn’t paint Alex and Ethan as perfect allies or perfect victims, instead choosing to explore the shortcomings in their friendship through mostly gender-neutral growing pains.
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Langley has recruited women to open for every date, choosing Gabriella Rose, Kaitlin Butts, Avery Anna, Laci Kaye Booth, and Madeline Edwards for the tour, which kicked off in May and concludes this August in, appropriately, Texas.
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Democrats did manage to avoid nominating a controversial pick in the somewhat competitive 35th Congressional District.
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Stewart’s future is timely because Connecticut Republicans will be nominating a candidate for governor at the state party’s convention at the Mohegan Sun casino on Saturday.
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Tossing a Tide pod inside your washing machine, selecting your preferred wash cycle, and pressing start sounds simple enough.
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Leaders often devote significant attention to selecting the right platforms, tools, and vendors while overlooking the learning systems necessary to support adoption, experimentation, knowledge sharing, and workforce capability development.
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Earlier this month, Piper Sandler also initiated coverage of Take-Two , assigning the stock an overweight rating.
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The media blitz shocked some at City Hall, who believed Crowley should have waited until the emergency was over before publicly assigning blame.
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The home’s earthy palette of Querobabi adobe, lime plaster walls and natural wood helps link it to the desert setting, as do the broad steps that now cascade down to an infinity pool out back.
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The nurturing Moon drifts through your 12th House of Solitude, where a quincunx from boundary-setting Saturn in your 7th House of Partnership requires rest before promises.
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At this point, since the man is not facing any charges, KDKA-TV is not naming him.
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There’s a discipline that comes with naming a product after something that matters.
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The move also optioned Alika Williams, who had performed well as a backup infielder in 23 games this season, to Triple-A Las Vegas and included designating struggling reliever Scott Barlow for assignment.
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Under this contract, the developer will deploy BWRX-300 small modular reactors, designating the Ohio installation as one of the earliest commercial small modular reactor initiatives in the United States.
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In some world models, the element of time is integral, constituting a fourth dimension.
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However, despite constituting only about 2 percent of body mass, the human brain is proportionally heavier than that of most other mammals.
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“Appointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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