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as in entrusting
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 allotting
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceding
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 appointing
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 assigning
Rice could look to roll with Neto to start while assigning more defensive duties to a forward, while Andrews and redshirt senior guard RJ Keene provide minutes off the bench.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
This process involves choosing an instrument type, number of strings, assigning a name – all pretty intuitive.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly-complex problems.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Pinarli recommends assigning yourself small tasks rather than large ones to pull you out of overwhelm.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Jan. 2026
The Broncos offered video evidence showing Oden, a senior forward, committing five fouls — and referee David Walker making the wrong hand signal to the official scorer on his third, assigning it to sophomore forward Pharaoh Compton instead.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Along the way, fans began assigning the corgi her own superstar nickname.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
For years, housing policy discussions focused almost entirely on demand-side subsidies, or on assigning blame for high prices.
—Patrick A. McLaughlin, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Congress could relieve the Fed of its bailout responsibilities, assigning that job to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, subject to congressional approval.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
This process involves choosing an instrument type, number of strings, assigning a name – all pretty intuitive.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly-complex problems.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Pinarli recommends assigning yourself small tasks rather than large ones to pull you out of overwhelm.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Jan. 2026
The Broncos offered video evidence showing Oden, a senior forward, committing five fouls — and referee David Walker making the wrong hand signal to the official scorer on his third, assigning it to sophomore forward Pharaoh Compton instead.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Along the way, fans began assigning the corgi her own superstar nickname.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
For years, housing policy discussions focused almost entirely on demand-side subsidies, or on assigning blame for high prices.
—Patrick A. McLaughlin, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Congress could relieve the Fed of its bailout responsibilities, assigning that job to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, subject to congressional approval.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigning
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
Jorge Valencia,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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His solo debut, Barbarian, made more than $45 million on a budget of less than $5 million, and now Warners was entrusting the actor turned director with a movie costing eight times that.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Once the dominant player in chips, Intel has struggled to keep pace with rivals over the past decade, ceding ground to Qualcomm and Nvidia in crucial areas like mobile and AI.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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That was the fate of the East European Communist dictatorships, in a variety of ways—Wojciech Jaruzelski of Poland reluctantly ceding power to Lech Wałęsa and Polish democrats, or Nicolae Ceauşescu ending up riddled with his soldiers’ bullets.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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Skandalakis, meanwhile, warns that the hourly rates being requested by defense attorneys far surpass what Georgia typically pays when appointing conflict counsel.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Back in June 2025, Kennedy fired all 17 sitting members of the committee before the secretary began appointing new members, which included some vaccine skeptics, only a few days later.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
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From a portfolio diversification standpoint, financial advisors typically recommend allocating 5% to 10% of your portfolio to precious metals.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The model reduces the need for traders to risk substantial personal savings by allocating company capital to those who pass an evaluation process with profit-sharing in place and predefined risk controls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Carrington spent his first two years at Minnesota before transferring to Tulsa last year and Wisconsin for this season.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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After her time at Austin Prep, Carey played two seasons at Stonehill before transferring to BU last year.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who thinks that this is an issue that could have been solved by nominating a couple more Spider-Man movies is fooling themselves.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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At that state party convention, delegates rejected then gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun's preferred running mate, instead nominating Beckwith by several dozen votes.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Assigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigning. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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