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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
For Sound of Sleat’s label, Torabhaig commissioned Skye‑based artist Ellis O’Connor, whose work captures the energy and movement of the island’s landscapes.
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Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The title does not refer to the ruler who commissioned the first English Bible.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the streamers commissioned the likes of Adolescence, Rivals and further seasons of Slow Horses out of the UK.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Demand Progress Action, a separate progressive group, commissioned the poll.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The short film, commissioned and distributed by WePresent, won the Academy Award for best live action short film in 2022 and served as a meditation on belonging and rising intolerance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1966, a committee commissioned by the National Research Council issued a damning report on the state of natural language processing and machine translation.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Big Mood was commissioned for Channel 4 by commissioning editor Laura Riseam.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The title does not refer to the ruler who commissioned the first English Bible.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the streamers commissioned the likes of Adolescence, Rivals and further seasons of Slow Horses out of the UK.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Demand Progress Action, a separate progressive group, commissioned the poll.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The short film, commissioned and distributed by WePresent, won the Academy Award for best live action short film in 2022 and served as a meditation on belonging and rising intolerance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1966, a committee commissioned by the National Research Council issued a damning report on the state of natural language processing and machine translation.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Big Mood was commissioned for Channel 4 by commissioning editor Laura Riseam.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned
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The prime minister, Keir Starmer, appointed Mandelson to this important diplomatic post and initially defended him in Parliament.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic reported that Ayto had been a strong contender for the permanent position at Arsenal, but former Atletico Madrid executive Andrea Berta was ultimately appointed in the role.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond its nuclear-deterrence mission, the B-2’s long range and payload capacity have enabled it to deliver large munitions at a distance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The store was owned by Bonnie Henley until 2022, when it was entrusted to Stephen and Katie Hardister.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Porro has been entrusted with propelling the world’s biggest high-end design trade show into the modern age during a challenging period, and exporting the fair to new global markets like Saudi Arabia.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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They were both nominated in the Artist of the Year category,.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Constant notifications, nonstop news cycles, and decisions that should have been delegated all accumulate as mental debt.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Howard is delegated the function of sending her home.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Under the measure, which the legislature is considering this week, doctors, pharmacists and others authorized to prescribe the drugs to end a pregnancy could leave their name off the prescription label.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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In June, grocery workers in at least five states authorized strikes in an escalating series of labor actions against Albertsons and Kroger, which included some Safeway stores.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Yet many Arabs, and not a few of the British military authorities tasked with its implementation, opposed the declaration.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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What To Know A former member of Seven & I Holdings board of directors, Dacus took on the leadership role just three months ago, tasked with replicating some of the success that 7-Eleven stores have had in Japan.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a briefing, Peskov said the matter was outside the presidential administration's purview and declined to speculate on whether the incident constituted a provocation.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Commissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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