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as in to task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city
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Recent Examples of assign
Traders are assigning just a 23% probability to a move at the meeting, with a likelihood of about 78% that the Fed will cut in September, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch gauge measuring futures market pricing.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Two of the four spots assigned to this mission were reassigned to SpaceX Crew-11.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Beyond the allegation that ONE, in the pursuit of profit, illegally gave up space that should have been assigned to QVC and Cornerstone, the companies also alleged that the freight company charged unjust demurrage and detention fees.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
Frank assigns each of his assistants with around six players to look after.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Two of the four spots assigned to this mission were reassigned to SpaceX Crew-11.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Beyond the allegation that ONE, in the pursuit of profit, illegally gave up space that should have been assigned to QVC and Cornerstone, the companies also alleged that the freight company charged unjust demurrage and detention fees.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
Frank assigns each of his assistants with around six players to look after.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assign
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Quinn and others have spent time with the man tasked with protecting Daniels’ blindside since the shocking trade with the Houston Texans in March.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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In Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language musical and crime drama, Saldaña portrays Rita, a lawyer who is tasked with helping the movie's titular character (Karla Sofía Gascón) obtain a gender-affirming surgery to escape life as a cartel boss.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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For a three-year period, through the next fiscal year, California has been allotted funding worth more than $18.2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Differing budget plans passed by the state House and Senate this year both would start allotting sports betting tax revenue to the athletic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.—
David A. Lieb,
Twin Cities,
17 June 2025
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That’s because the SLAM academy is legally a public school, though run privately, which clears the way for the city to cede property to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Four months after fans of the James Bond franchise decried the deal struck between Amazon MGM with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to cede creative control of the 007 franchise, hope has arrived in the form of famed director Denis Villeneuve.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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Different Term Limits For Senate Members SB 37 sets different term limits for faculty senate members, depending on whether they were elected or presidentially appointed.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Vietnamese refugee owns the Winn Slavin Fine Art gallery on Rodeo Drive and was appointed earlier this month as Art Commissioner for John Wayne Airport.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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Second, do your best to fulfill the things you are entrusted with.—
Arar Han,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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That is after the team’s relievers began the season protecting the first 22 leads with which they were entrusted.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Billions for border security Both the Senate and the House bills allocate $46.5 billion toward completing Trump's border wall.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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For border security and immigration enforcement, the package allocates $350 billion, including $46 billion for the U.S.-Mexico border wall and $45 billion for 100,000 migrant detention facility beds.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2025
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Use tongs or a large spoon to transfer a few pieces of the boozy fruit into each cup.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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Neither Allen nor Thomas has been nominated for an Oscar.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Following the withdrawal of Elise Stefanik from the nomination in late March over concerns that Republicans would not be able to hold onto her New York seat in the case of a special election, Trump nominated former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for the top job on May 1.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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