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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
How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Objection assigns a human investigator — at the $2,000 price tier, a college graduate; for $10,000, a former CIA or FBI agent — to gather evidence, which is displayed as exhibits.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
The league assigns electronic devices to employees to be used for work purposes, and teams ordinarily do the same with their employees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
Then the team assigns a wage value to each discrete task by cross-referencing ADP’s payroll data.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The Trust for Public Land assigns each city a park score ranging from zero to 100 points, based on five factors, including park access, park acreage, and amenities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
In cases where players continue to receive paychecks beyond May 1 for a regular season that is concluded by then—as in the NBA—Forbes assigns the full season of salary.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Riverwork, only her second novel after a lifetime of ludic, elliptical poetry, assigns itself an essentially recuperative and archival undertaking.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Greef Karga Played by screen legend Carl Weathers, Greef Karga begins the show as the leader of the Bounty Hunters’ Guild who assigns jobs to the titular hero.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Objection assigns a human investigator — at the $2,000 price tier, a college graduate; for $10,000, a former CIA or FBI agent — to gather evidence, which is displayed as exhibits.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
The league assigns electronic devices to employees to be used for work purposes, and teams ordinarily do the same with their employees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
Then the team assigns a wage value to each discrete task by cross-referencing ADP’s payroll data.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The Trust for Public Land assigns each city a park score ranging from zero to 100 points, based on five factors, including park access, park acreage, and amenities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
In cases where players continue to receive paychecks beyond May 1 for a regular season that is concluded by then—as in the NBA—Forbes assigns the full season of salary.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Riverwork, only her second novel after a lifetime of ludic, elliptical poetry, assigns itself an essentially recuperative and archival undertaking.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Greef Karga Played by screen legend Carl Weathers, Greef Karga begins the show as the leader of the Bounty Hunters’ Guild who assigns jobs to the titular hero.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigns
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Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The preamble to the Illinois Constitution tasks the state with some specific objectives — like eliminating poverty and inequality and ensuring legal, social and economic justice.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 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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Lean too far toward caution and a firm cedes ground to bolder rivals and to the automation-first newcomers.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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That’s what happens when the hegemon cedes hegemony.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Brian Kemp appoints Paige Reese Whitaker to an open seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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The governor then appoints one of the finalists to the court.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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And Curry entrusts his considerable talent to Kerr, who can look at his star point guard and just about diagnose his disposition.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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The host of the massacre is the powerful tycoon Chester Danforth (filmmaker David Cronenberg), a hotel and casino impresario, who entrusts the actual event planning to his adult children, twins Ursula and Titus (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Currently, the government allocates weekly subsidies to avoid passing on the rising cost of fuel to the population and prevent spiraling inflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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After persuading state lawmakers to give it more time, New York City Public Schools released a plan to reduce class sizes that allocates $244 million to hire new teachers across 360 schools.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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What Labbé conveys through his prose here is the ways that soccer, at this highest of levels, can create a kind of collective experience for both players and spectators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The line conveys wastewater across Tijuana and its collapse sent excessive flows to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is designed to handle 35 million gallons per day.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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