assigns

present tense third-person singular of assign
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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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Recent Examples of assigns Clearafi then assigns a Consensus Score from 0 to 100% and marks each claim as agreed upon, partially supported, or disputed. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 Notably, in the new documents, NASA assigns an explicit price to crew and cargo missions. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Collaboration Education organizes and assigns retired educators as tutors and helps economically disadvantaged parents engage productively with schools. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 That information can then trigger a workflow that assigns the appropriate specialist, sets a deadline, monitors progress and escalates the issue when an exception occurs. — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Vetoes came weeks after bitter legislative fight Newsom’s August bid to rewrite how California law assigns wildfire liability to electrical utility companies drew opposition from a broad range of interest groups and lawmakers. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Regarding twenty-four, Mallarmé assigns this number to the letters of the French language—in which k and w play almost no role. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 The cruise line then assigns your specific room number closer to the sailing date, leaving room for a potential upgrade. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigns
Verb
  • Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting.
    — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and assign it tasks from a single interface.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hinson said the bill’s reductions to Medicaid spending for Iowa will be offset by the Rural Health Transformation Program, which allots $50 billion divided among all 50 states over the next five years.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • OpenAI cedes priority for the 3D Euler result to Buckmaster and Alpöge, while claiming it for the Navier-Stokes result.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Uber’s Nigeria departure now cedes ground to both firms and a crop of local players like LagRide, a startup backed by the state government in Lagos.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If that member cannot form a coalition able to win majority support in the Knesset, the president appoints another member to form a coalition.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, signs international treaties and appoints ambassadors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • State attorneys general argued that the Constitution entrusts states, not federal officials, to conduct elections.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Each party allocates its seats to members based on a list of candidates published before elections.
    — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Constitution allocates political power — specifically representation in the House of Representatives — and draws political districts in relation to decennial census counts of population size.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, Ortega’s Klara conveys the broad, plucky winsomeness of a YA heroine.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The novel conveys the moral decency of one man determined to do right.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If the vacancy remains, district judges may appoint a prosecutor to serve until the president nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each team nominates one player annually, and the winner is honored during the World Series.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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