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as in tasks
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 allots
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in cedes
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 appoints
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 assigns
But gradual erosion and acute crisis scenarios deserve more weight than consensus assigns them.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The group is immersed in the Husky-eat-Husky world of EA Sports’ College Football ’26, Dynasty Deep Dive, a popular video game that assigns coaches, hires and fires them, simulates recruiting and team building.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The index uses six categories of hazard based on pollutant density and assigns the air a specific number based on how harmful a pollutant’s density may be to humans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The Enhanced Fujita Scale assigns the tornado a rating based on wind speeds and storm damage.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Decathlon specially manufactures shoes for him that are identical except for one key trait—heel-toe drop, say—and then Malisoux randomly assigns them to runners and monitors their injury rates.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Once a petition is filed, a clerk receives it, assigns a case number, and sends it to a judge or court.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
Numerology is the belief that assigns each number a spiritual meaning or association.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
If the model assigns an unusually high probability to the exact sequence of words, this can be a signal that the text was, in fact, generated by that model.
—Ambuj Tewari, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The group is immersed in the Husky-eat-Husky world of EA Sports’ College Football ’26, Dynasty Deep Dive, a popular video game that assigns coaches, hires and fires them, simulates recruiting and team building.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The index uses six categories of hazard based on pollutant density and assigns the air a specific number based on how harmful a pollutant’s density may be to humans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The Enhanced Fujita Scale assigns the tornado a rating based on wind speeds and storm damage.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Decathlon specially manufactures shoes for him that are identical except for one key trait—heel-toe drop, say—and then Malisoux randomly assigns them to runners and monitors their injury rates.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Once a petition is filed, a clerk receives it, assigns a case number, and sends it to a judge or court.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025
Numerology is the belief that assigns each number a spiritual meaning or association.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
If the model assigns an unusually high probability to the exact sequence of words, this can be a signal that the text was, in fact, generated by that model.
—Ambuj Tewari, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigns
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Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels tasks Drake Maye with reading coverage before and after the snap, and those reads then dictate where Maye will direct the ball.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Aside from viewing more apps at once and having a larger surface for reading and watching videos — tasks the Galaxy Z Fold 7 can already do — the TriFold doesn’t offer much that’s unique compared to a standard smartphone.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this case, Davis is more amused than embarrassed, and soon cedes the new man to Winnie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Zelensky doesn’t have the domestic backing necessary for a deal that cedes territory.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
28 Dec. 2025
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Jackson board appoints new CEO Zambrana, a registered nurse and doctor of nursing practice, began his health career at Jackson Memorial working in cardiac surgery intensive care, trauma and pediatric intensive care.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The airport authority, overseen by a board to which Hogsett appoints six of 11 members, paid more than $114,000 for Cook's legal services regarding a possible hotel at the airport.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
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The crown jewel of the Constitution entrusts the war power exclusively to Congress because of the propensity of the executive branch for unprovoked aggression to aggrandize power.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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In the absence of her evil overlords, does Glinda live up to the task Elphaba entrusts her with?—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
22 Nov. 2025
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New Zealand’s Health Research Council already allocates some of its grants by lottery.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Italy declares state of emergency and allocates 100 million euros in initial funding, though total damage to Sicily could reach 2 billion euros.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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None of these quite conveys his big ambitions except the Noguchi Museum itself.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
4 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Beane, a professional engineer who leads the City of Des Moines’ Clean Water Program, will now direct the WRA, which conveys and treats wastewater for more than 570,000 Iowans across 18 communities in the Des Moines metro.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Every school in the district nominates a teacher, and a committee narrows the field to four finalists representing the North, Central, and South regions, as well as Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity & Access.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The amendment created a process in which the president nominates a new vice president, who then has to be confirmed by a majority vote in Congress.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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