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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
was commissioned lieutenant
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as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
was commissioned to do the biography
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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 fact, according to a recent survey commissioned by Monotype (my employer) and conducted by independent research company Censuswide, nearly 70 percent of respondents reported font choice was an important consideration for creating content in digital spaces.
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Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s little recourse for creators, most of whom don’t actually own the intellectual property in their underlying works since they’re mostly commissioned on a work made for hire basis.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The Thai adaptation draws from the original My Chef in Crime series commissioned by Indonesian streaming platform Vision+ and unveiled earlier this year at Hong Kong’s Filmart.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Netflix has commissioned an eight-episode first season.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, Anduril commissioned its full-scale SRM production facility in Mississippi.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The enclave is famous for its grand prewar co-ops and mansions commissioned by Gilded Age families such as the Rockefellers and Astors.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s little recourse for creators, most of whom don’t actually own the intellectual property in their underlying works since they’re mostly commissioned on a work made for hire basis.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The Thai adaptation draws from the original My Chef in Crime series commissioned by Indonesian streaming platform Vision+ and unveiled earlier this year at Hong Kong’s Filmart.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Netflix has commissioned an eight-episode first season.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, Anduril commissioned its full-scale SRM production facility in Mississippi.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The enclave is famous for its grand prewar co-ops and mansions commissioned by Gilded Age families such as the Rockefellers and Astors.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned
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Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest on Saturday following his team’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, just 39 days after he was appointed manager at the City Ground.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Galal was appointed to the Egyptian senate by al-Sisi just three days ago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Apple has postponed plans to make a lighter and less expensive version of Vision Pro, originally targeted for 2027 release, in favor of focusing on AI-enabled smart glasses to compete with Meta, according to a Bloomberg report earlier this month, citing an internal announcement.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Estrada is best known as one of the directors of Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Martin’s first comedy special, 2017’s Dope, was nominated for best comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and became a stand-up special for Netflix.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Running back Ahmad Hardy was uncharacteristically limited to 12 carries, while Jamal Roberts was delegated to just five.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In July, Congress authorized over US$12 billion in funding to help modernize the air traffic control system.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Equity members, like 802, have authorized union leaders to strike if necessary.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some were hastily informed that their firings were erroneous, but the experience rattled the CDC, an agency tasked with overseeing the national response to seasonal respiratory illnesses at a time when those illnesses typically spike.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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According to the source, the chief revenue and strategy officer would be tasked with helping grow the Rockies from the business side and will be involved in investing money in data, analytics and strategy.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories Ofcom’s investigation found that the documentary’s failure to disclose that the 13-year-old narrator’s father held a position in the Hamas-run administration constituted a material breach of rules requiring factual programs to provide audiences with accurate information.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Commissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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