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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
From there, traders are assigning a better than 70% chance of cuts in both October and December, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool, which gauges rate cut probabilities using 30-day fed funds futures contract prices.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
People are assigning themselves homework to combat brain rot and improve their attention spans.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Key to this was assigning each person a color palette.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Sep. 2025
Her son Cedric Von Ferdinand, who was her caretaker, has since been slapped with dozens of fraud charges for allegedly assigning himself her power of attorney and forging signatures, among other offenses, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Developing technical excellence by assigning complex projects matching primary hub standards.
—Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Hey took the lead, assigning tasks and organizing the rescue mission.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, some English classes are assigning just three books a year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lucky winners will be notified starting September 29, with the box office assigning them specific time slots to purchase tickets beginning October 1.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
People are assigning themselves homework to combat brain rot and improve their attention spans.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Key to this was assigning each person a color palette.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Sep. 2025
Her son Cedric Von Ferdinand, who was her caretaker, has since been slapped with dozens of fraud charges for allegedly assigning himself her power of attorney and forging signatures, among other offenses, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Developing technical excellence by assigning complex projects matching primary hub standards.
—Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Hey took the lead, assigning tasks and organizing the rescue mission.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, some English classes are assigning just three books a year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lucky winners will be notified starting September 29, with the box office assigning them specific time slots to purchase tickets beginning October 1.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigning
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Originally from Tecate, Baja California, Morrison shared news of her signing with 5020 Records via her official social media channels, posting a welcome letter from the label thanking her for entrusting them with her music.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 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.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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Firms that fail to shine light on their dark data risk ceding the high ground in insights and inviting risk exposures lurking in unindexed archives.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The document also prohibits any leader from ceding Ukrainian land, Farkas said during a recent interview with the Tribune.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the strongmen had been extremely close, with Hun Sen appointing Thaksin as an economic advisor to the Cambodian government following the 2006 putsch.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Former President Biden selected his home state of Delaware as the site for his presidential library, tasking a group of friends and former aides with beginning a fundraising push to complete the venture.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
6 Sep. 2025
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This mostly presents itself in the form of extended exploration throughout its many stages, tasking players with finding switches to hit and alternate paths to unlock.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The traditional approach of allocating and maintaining static IP blocks or physical routing infrastructure is hard to justify in a world where users, applications and compliance zones span continents—and services can spin up and down in minutes.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) was created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and started allocating credits nationwide a year later.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Weighing just over 1 oz (30 g) and about the size of a film roll, the tiny Charmera features a viewfinder, an LCD screen, a Type-C port for charging and transferring your shots, a flash, and a microSD card slot for up to 128 GB of storage.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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These negotiations quickly transitioned to Iamaleava’s ticket out of town, transferring to UCLA for a greater payday.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Assigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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