1
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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2
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
Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The randomized clinical trial enrolled 114 patients with moderate-to-mild knee osteoarthritis who were each assigned a very low dose of radiation, a low dose or a placebo.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, with Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves, Good Fortune stars Reeves a scruffy guardian angel assigned to save someone’s soul.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Officers from the Swansea Police Department and Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office responded to the school, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
This meeting doesn’t occur in the novel, as Laura is assigned to go on the trip as part of her work as a travel journalist and has no connection to Anne or Richard.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Investigators were assigned and reassigned to the case, poring over clues and evidence.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
The randomized clinical trial enrolled 114 patients with moderate-to-mild knee osteoarthritis who were each assigned a very low dose of radiation, a low dose or a placebo.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, with Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves, Good Fortune stars Reeves a scruffy guardian angel assigned to save someone’s soul.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Officers from the Swansea Police Department and Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office responded to the school, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
This meeting doesn’t occur in the novel, as Laura is assigned to go on the trip as part of her work as a travel journalist and has no connection to Anne or Richard.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Investigators were assigned and reassigned to the case, poring over clues and evidence.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 1840-1859 map shows the land ceded by the treaties in 1851 and the reservations ceded during the following period.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The liberal side of American politics has, in the past few decades, essentially ceded the cause of free speech to the right.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest on Saturday following his team’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, just 39 days after he was appointed manager at the City Ground.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Galal was appointed to the Egyptian senate by al-Sisi just three days ago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some were hastily informed that their firings were erroneous, but the experience rattled the CDC, an agency tasked with overseeing the national response to seasonal respiratory illnesses at a time when those illnesses typically spike.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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According to the source, the chief revenue and strategy officer would be tasked with helping grow the Rockies from the business side and will be involved in investing money in data, analytics and strategy.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Industry estimates peg the cost of a 1-gigawatt data center at roughly $50 billion, with $35 billion of that typically allocated to chips — based on Nvidia’s current pricing.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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So, roughly a quarter of California’s above-average spending is allocated to housing.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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By Wednesday, when Hamas had transferred only a fraction of the remains of dead Israeli hostages, Israeli officials threatened to cut humanitarian aid to Gaza.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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The remains, which Hamas handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza, were transferred to Israel for formal identification, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) said in a joint statement.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Estrada is best known as one of the directors of Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Martin’s first comedy special, 2017’s Dope, was nominated for best comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and became a stand-up special for Netflix.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Assigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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