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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
Newsom prioritized child care early in his first term, appointing a cabinet member to work on the issue and commissioning a master plan, which recommended universal preschool for 4-year-olds and for income-eligible 3-year-olds.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Players were summoned to an afternoon meeting with athletic director Kimya Massey, where they were told Lavin would remain through the end of the season instead of USD appointing an interim coach.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In a letter to Congress last month, 40 organizations representing neuroscience researchers, clinicians and patients expressed concern about the lack of a clear plan for appointing a new director of NINDS, which funds Alzheimer’s research.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Dubai moved to end the negative publicity swirling around one of its most prominent companies by appointing a new leadership team to ports group DP World.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The letter, sent by Sacramento County Executive Officer David Villanueva to Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith and obtained by The Bee, was sent Tuesday, the same day the council had been set to consider appointing Warren during an afternoon closed session meeting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While Starmer himself isn’t implicated in the files, his position has come under threat over appointing Mandelson.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
How long can the school board go without appointing a seventh member?
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Starmer was forced to admit in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday that he had been informed of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein prior to appointing him as ambassador.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Calmatters, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Players were summoned to an afternoon meeting with athletic director Kimya Massey, where they were told Lavin would remain through the end of the season instead of USD appointing an interim coach.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In a letter to Congress last month, 40 organizations representing neuroscience researchers, clinicians and patients expressed concern about the lack of a clear plan for appointing a new director of NINDS, which funds Alzheimer’s research.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Dubai moved to end the negative publicity swirling around one of its most prominent companies by appointing a new leadership team to ports group DP World.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The letter, sent by Sacramento County Executive Officer David Villanueva to Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith and obtained by The Bee, was sent Tuesday, the same day the council had been set to consider appointing Warren during an afternoon closed session meeting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While Starmer himself isn’t implicated in the files, his position has come under threat over appointing Mandelson.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
How long can the school board go without appointing a seventh member?
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Starmer was forced to admit in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday that he had been informed of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein prior to appointing him as ambassador.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointing
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Your strength lies not in not needing anyone, but in consciously choosing with whom to move forward.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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If even deciding where to start seems difficult, Bereika suggests choosing the smallest category.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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This year, the party has another chance to try something other than nominating a conventional liberal who loses and then gets to run an NGO.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some people thought not nominating Gwyneth Paltrow as an aging actress was a snub; Odessa A'zion deserved a nomination, as well.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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For all the speculation about selecting a defensive lineman or running back with the ninth overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Chiefs may find themselves in need of a boost in another area — wide receiver.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Amy Steele dedicated her life to her vocation by choosing to embrace difficult situations instead of selecting the simplest path.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead the issue lies in assigning ownership of solutions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa also cautioned against assigning major projects to smaller companies lacking technical capacity, pointing to the Petrocedeño project, which was previously operated by France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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If not for Rice setting the foundation, the 6-foot-7 Betts wouldn’t have transferred from Stanford to become an All-American and raise the ceiling.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The hearing was not a long one and primarily consisted of setting dates for future hearings ahead of her murder trial scheduled for July.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Without naming doctors or patients due to HIPAA guidelines and privacy concerns, CNN asked DHS to comment on the ICE encounters the doctor described.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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These promotions come on the heels of Buchwald naming Julia Buchwald as Chief Executive Officer and President, and Ryan Martin as Co-President of the agency.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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Congress has never passed a law designating an official language for the country.—
Stephanie Kanowitz,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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In response, the company shook up its online strategy, designating some stores as locations where employees pick and pack online orders to ship to customers' homes and dropping that altogether at other locations.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 2025 New York City Marathon had a record 59,226 participants, nearly 11,000 of which were 25- to 29-year-olds, constituting the largest cohort of runners at nearly 25%.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Difficulty breathing, seizures, excessive bleeding, shock, poisoning, heatstroke and snake bites are some of the more obvious situations constituting an emergency.—
Lisa Bloch,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Appointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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