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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 answer begins with understanding a trade chart — a diagram that assigns a numerical value to every pick in the draft.
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Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
But the majority decision noted that this represented an unauthorized presidential power to tax, which is also governed by the Article 1, Section 8, provision that assigns this power exclusively to Congress.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitution assigns authority over taxes, including tariffs, to Congress.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
This year’s House budget revives the idea of the office and assigns it $53 million.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Instead of programming each robot separately, Humanoid designed one system that assigns goals, plans actions, and manages execution across the fleet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
But gradual erosion and acute crisis scenarios deserve more weight than consensus assigns them.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
But the majority decision noted that this represented an unauthorized presidential power to tax, which is also governed by the Article 1, Section 8, provision that assigns this power exclusively to Congress.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
The Constitution assigns authority over taxes, including tariffs, to Congress.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
This year’s House budget revives the idea of the office and assigns it $53 million.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Instead of programming each robot separately, Humanoid designed one system that assigns goals, plans actions, and manages execution across the fleet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
But gradual erosion and acute crisis scenarios deserve more weight than consensus assigns them.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigns
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The challenge tasks library patrons with reading 50 books from 50 different categories, according to the library’s website.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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The consent decree also tasks the Department of Mental Health with creating two pilot programs to treat people at jails instead of waiting for a bed at the state mental hospital in Vinita.—
Sierra Pfeifer,
Oklahoman,
27 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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The specialization that cedes politics, economics or communication to separate disciplines is, in sociology, an invitation to synthesize and to consider how these broad social processes engage, reinforce or conflict with one another.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The lead-up to Kennedy’s circus of sci-fi fantasists and food bloggers provides an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory to the right.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bulgaria appoints caretaker government SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova on Wednesday appointed a caretaker government ahead of another round of parliamentary elections in April in a bid to stave off the country's political instability and economic woes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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During a takeover, TEA appoints a new board of managers and a new superintendent to govern the district.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 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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In the big picture, the district currently allocates extra resources based mainly on which schools are performing worse on academic measures, not race.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The school allocates 5,000 tickets (or more, depending on demand) to students for football games.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lenderman conveys this perfectly, despite having never played it live before.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mary does nothing to hide her irritability with him, something Metcalf conveys to perfection.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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For the past 26 years, the Sloan Foundation has awarded annual screenwriting prizes at six partner film schools, and each school nominates one winning candidate for the best-of-the-best Grand Jury Prize.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 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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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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