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as in entrusted
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 allotted
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceded
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 appointed
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 assigned
The chief photographer was assigned to shoot the big rock acts, while the editor sent me to shoot the new, unknown punk bands.
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Janette Beckman, Washington Post, 24 May 2026
Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County DA's office responded as well.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to the Plymouth DA’s office responded to 137 Micajah Pond Road, where the incident was reported.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
The agency declined multiple requests for interviews but told CBS News Miami the department recently assigned a new detective to Butler Lebel’s case and brought in the Florida attorney general’s Cold Case Squad to help develop new leads.
—Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Researchers from the University of Sydney assigned 104 participants aged 65-75 to one of four diets.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
But Shaw remained, feet planted a yard and a half in front of Ouahabi, the West Ham defender assigned the duty of marking Shaw ostensibly having found something better to do than bare witness to this stand-off.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The pattern held even when the models were assigned adversarial roles.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
My friend was assigned to do an article about this for The New York Times.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Janette Beckman, Washington Post, 24 May 2026
Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County DA's office responded as well.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to the Plymouth DA’s office responded to 137 Micajah Pond Road, where the incident was reported.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
The agency declined multiple requests for interviews but told CBS News Miami the department recently assigned a new detective to Butler Lebel’s case and brought in the Florida attorney general’s Cold Case Squad to help develop new leads.
—Chelsea Jones, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Researchers from the University of Sydney assigned 104 participants aged 65-75 to one of four diets.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
But Shaw remained, feet planted a yard and a half in front of Ouahabi, the West Ham defender assigned the duty of marking Shaw ostensibly having found something better to do than bare witness to this stand-off.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The pattern held even when the models were assigned adversarial roles.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
My friend was assigned to do an article about this for The New York Times.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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The institutions that move first will likely be better positioned to win, manage and multiply the impact of the research dollars entrusted to them.—
Mayank Kejriwal,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Once the headquarters of Achille Lauro’s legendary shipping fleet, the palazzo was entrusted to the late Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Kenzō Tange for a transformation that is stark and yet incorporates so much of what has gone before.—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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Landry is asking for an additional $82 million for next year’s corrections budget — 11% more than currently allotted.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
22 May 2026
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Self said there’s a lot of uncertainty among schools in the Big 12, SEC, Big Ten and ACC because budgets are ballooning past the revenue-share distribution those programs are allotted by their schools.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The league already ceded its regular season to the offseason, leaning into free agency drama as a driving source of year-round intrigue, letting team-building trump teamwork.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Although reported to be in strong health for her age, Ono has rarely appeared in public this decade and has ceded oversight of Lennon’s archives to the couple’s son, Sean.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
21 May 2026
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Delort was appointed as an associate judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in 2007 and served on the appellate court from 2012 to 2023.—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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It will be run by a five-person board appointed by the attorney general, and the president will also have the power to remove board members.—
Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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On the runway, they’re tasked with bringing a designer’s vision to life.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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The Kansas Department of Insurance is not directly involved in the NAIC working group tasked with shaping the reforms.—
Matthew Kelly
May 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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The funding, allocated through California’s Road Maintenance Rehabilitation Account, comes from the gas tax established by Senate Bill 1 and vehicle registration fees.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Over the past several years, a number of companies have allocated portions of their treasury reserves to digital assets such as bitcoin.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Internet analysis firm Kentik said internet traffic, which measures the amount of data transferred and is a good illustration of usage, was at around 40%.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Ream transferred to Charlotte FC in 2024 and has anchored the defense as the club sits sixth in the Eastern Conference with six wins, six losses and three draws.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Multiple outlets have reported that Nashville wants to speak with MacFarland, who is nominated for GM of the Year.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Ross has served as a federal judge since 2014, when she was nominated by then-President Barack Obama.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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“Assigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigned. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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