commissioned

verb

Definition of commissionednext
past tense of commission
1
as in appointed
to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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2
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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3
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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4
as in nominated
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

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Recent Examples of commissioned In 2025, TikTok helped generate $12 billion in advertising and merchandise sales for those businesses and supported 52,000 jobs in the state, said the PF Global report, which was commissioned by TikTok. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 An outside investigation commissioned by the board earlier this year found no evidence of improper conduct by Hill. — Nora O’Neill 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 So even while Veach still was Reid’s personal assistant, Reid commissioned him to rate the top receivers for the 2008 NFL Draft — a position of need for the Eagles. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia -- Estonian authorities said Tuesday that an arson attack carried out last month on a defense company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The event will mark the first Navy ship commissioning held in Alaska since the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) was commissioned in Anchorage on May 4, 2013. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 One notable study that Congress commissioned in 2010 found positive effects for Head Start participants in cognitive, social-emotional and health outcomes, though few of these impacts lasted through the end of first grade. — Alexander Thim, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Last year, an Oxford Economics study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association revealed that the Brazilian audiovisual industry generated over 58% more jobs than the automotive industry, generating over 600,000 direct and indirect jobs. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 There were prints by Cindy Sherman and Diane Arbus on the walls, as well as a Tim Sheaffer illustration of him that Graydon had commissioned for Wayne’s 80th birthday. — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned
  1. appointed
  2. enabled
  3. entrusted
  4. nominated
  5. delegated
  6. authorized
  7. tasked
  8. constituted
Verb
  • The board currently consists of five representatives from Friends of the Underline and four members appointed by Miami-Dade County.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro supporters have since portrayed Moraes as an ally of Lula, although he was not appointed by Lula and does not belong to his party.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of appointed
Verb
  • My leadership is much more about providing a very clear direction and making sure that there’s a high degree of autonomy for people to feel empowered and enabled to do so.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Expanding locations provides revenue generation, yet maintaining consistency preserves the brand that enabled expansion in the first place.
    — Tushar Mishra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • Institutions ensure that responsibility survives the individuals entrusted with it.
    — Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The board is entrusted with the educational, physical and financial well-being of the district.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrusted
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  • Never Enough, the group’s fourth album following 2021’s Glow On, won Best Rock Album at the same awards show, in which the band was the first to be nominated simultaneously in the Rock, Alternative and Metal categories.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The 2024 movie Conclave, which had been nominated for Best Picture at the recent Academy Awards, also drove up interest in the proceedings.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • Once agents handled the assembly, those same people were making ranging decisions that had previously been delegated to gut feel.
    — Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As of Thursday, the district did not respond to the Star-Telegram’s request for comment on cuts to dual-credit coordinators and how responsibilities have been delegated.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegated
Verb
  • So on Monday, Nvidia said it’s authorized an additional $150 billion to its share buyback program.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • All the officials were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity about the behind-the-scenes diplomatic negotiations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Michael Abels Abels was tasked with composing the music for Alex’s solo cello practice sessions.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners will be tasked with selecting the department’s new leader.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasked
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  • His attorneys have instead argued the prosecution failed to prove the money constituted a bribe, saying White never intended to use his office to deliver contracts sought by Kamara.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Thompson asserted that the monitoring constituted unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court denied his claim last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of constituted

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“Commissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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