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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
The legislation, as written, assigns one Kansas City voting precinct to two separate congressional districts and two representatives in Congress, according to allegations contained in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri and the Campaign Legal Center.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The Better Business Bureau assigns StubHub an F rating with 72 unresolved complaints.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The content team, led by Katie Brown, a former lifestyle television host and home goods expert, gives each podcast a title, creates an outline of the podcast, with the content filled out by AI, and assigns it one of the personalities as a host.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The previously unknown moon doesn’t have a literary name yet, and the International Astronomical Union, which assigns official names to celestial objects, will need to approve one.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
On paper the districts are equal in population; in practice the map assigns unequal electoral weight across racial lines.
—Vince Perez, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Unlike other apps, Focus Friend assigns users a little bean, which the user can give a name like Bean Diesel, Pinto or Eda (for Edamame).
—Esme Fox, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Baseball Savant assigns every pitch a run value to measure effectiveness.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The Better Business Bureau assigns StubHub an F rating with 72 unresolved complaints.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The content team, led by Katie Brown, a former lifestyle television host and home goods expert, gives each podcast a title, creates an outline of the podcast, with the content filled out by AI, and assigns it one of the personalities as a host.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The previously unknown moon doesn’t have a literary name yet, and the International Astronomical Union, which assigns official names to celestial objects, will need to approve one.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
On paper the districts are equal in population; in practice the map assigns unequal electoral weight across racial lines.
—Vince Perez, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Unlike other apps, Focus Friend assigns users a little bean, which the user can give a name like Bean Diesel, Pinto or Eda (for Edamame).
—Esme Fox, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Baseball Savant assigns every pitch a run value to measure effectiveness.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigns
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The policy also tasks the superintendent to ensure AI use is consistent with other board policies dealing with academic honesty, homework and make-up work, student assessment and student use of technology.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Simon tasks Murtagh with attending a Jacobite meeting in order to advise Lord Lovat on which alliance the clan should take up.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The woody-spicy citrus scent for men uses luminous top notes of fresh ginger, bergamot and citrus (lemon petitgrain) to create a powerful sensation of freshness that quickly cedes to deeper, spicy, mineral heart notes, notably that of Timut pepper.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Who appoints Kentucky officials if there is a vacancy?—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Nester was chosen to represent Robinson under a contract with the Utah County Commission, which appoints lawyers for defendants who cannot afford private counsel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Global markets rely on the Fed being insulated from political pressure, and our market entrusts the Fed with containing inflation; if the Fed's independence is lost, the way its decisions are interpreted changes, and the individual decisions that comprise our market change as well.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But, due to his effectiveness, the cartel entrusts him with larger and even more dangerous shipments.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Each fiscal year, Congress allocates funding for federal agencies to operate.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Through Proposition 64, the state allocates a portion of marijuana tax revenue to community organizations.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the more intellectual and empathetic Vladimir, Winter achingly conveys his hopeful optimism and crippling realization that Godot, in fact, may never arrive.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ecker convincingly conveys Jake’s appreciation for a mature women with a bad attitude like Old Amy (and those of us who identify with Old Amy have got to be a key demographic for this series).—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Each team nominates one player for the Roberto Clemente Award, which is given annually to the player deemed to best embody the game through sportsmanship, community involvement, philanthropy and contributions on and off the field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every year, an expert panel nominates casinos across the country that stand out for more than just flashing lights and slot machines.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mark Montefiore and Kara Haflidson are executive producers with Max Wolfond serving as supervising producer for New Metric Media, which also distributes the series internationally.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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No matter how May distributes minutes, Michigan will have at least one elite rim protector on the floor.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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