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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
Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines — a unit tasked with supplying troops with food, fuel, ammunition and equipment — and deployed to Kuwait to support the war effort.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
There are actually many ways to get your Known Traveler Number (KTN), the nine-digit number assigned to those approved for TSA PreCheck, and one of the easiest is by popping into your local Staples.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Women assigned to kitchens had access to food preparation.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
And police protection had to be assigned to the team on a regular basis.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Some crews were assigned to establish structural defense on the opposite ridge near Cole Crest Drive, which was downwind from the fire, crews said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Right-hander Alex Carrillo was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday afternoon, and left-handers Anderson Severino and Matt Turner were assigned to minor league camp.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
For more reliable and consistent record-keeping, meteorologists have divided the year into four seasons and assigned three calendar months to each season.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Officers already assigned to the district responded within minutes and fatally shot the suspect, who wielded a pistol and rifle to carry out the attack.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2026
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
There are actually many ways to get your Known Traveler Number (KTN), the nine-digit number assigned to those approved for TSA PreCheck, and one of the easiest is by popping into your local Staples.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Women assigned to kitchens had access to food preparation.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
And police protection had to be assigned to the team on a regular basis.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Some crews were assigned to establish structural defense on the opposite ridge near Cole Crest Drive, which was downwind from the fire, crews said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Right-hander Alex Carrillo was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday afternoon, and left-handers Anderson Severino and Matt Turner were assigned to minor league camp.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
For more reliable and consistent record-keeping, meteorologists have divided the year into four seasons and assigned three calendar months to each season.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Officers already assigned to the district responded within minutes and fatally shot the suspect, who wielded a pistol and rifle to carry out the attack.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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Alawites maintain that women cannot be entrusted with the core beliefs of the religion, which are passed down from one generation of men to the next.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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This tradition was started by her grandmother, Queen Mary, after the dress had been entrusted to her by Queen Victoria, and only adds to the importance and preciousness of this heirloom.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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But committee co-chairs said in statements Friday that the time allotted to hear testimony was plenty.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Only 4,000 people are approved yearly, and about 500 of those are allotted to people in detention.—
Ana Claudia Chacin,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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For decades, America ceded this control, a strategic blunder that left our security perilously dependent on China, which now dominates over 80% of the global supply chain.—
Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was appointed by a committee of senior Shiite clerics after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the highest authority in the country for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike, the United States.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Carlsbad Mayor Keith Blackburn, who was first appointed to the committee 16 years ago, praised SANDAG for the work done so far.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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For a function tasked with designing career frameworks, succession plans, and leadership pipelines for the rest of the organization, the irony is hard to ignore.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Otzelberger, like San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, is known to let his assistants run practice and have major strategic input, and Blount was tasked with the defense — specifically ball screen coverages that are so vital in today’s game — as well as player development.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The remaining 110 seats in the 275-member body will be allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties nominate lawmakers based on their share of the vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last year, lawmakers boosted the annual amount allocated to the state’s film and TV tax credit program and expanded the criteria for eligible projects in an attempt to lure production back to California.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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However, analysts say that this rollback in financial incentives might suppress demand for new EV purchases, as the market expects costs to invariably get transferred to consumers.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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The 75-year-old Madigan, who had never before been nominated by the guild, was visibly surprised.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, Ford became the firstly openly trans person nominated for an Academy Award, for Strong Island.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Assigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigned. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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