consigned

past tense of consign

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consigned Seemingly moments after staring the Dodgers down with a thrilling Game 2 victory, the Braves essentially have been consigned to their rearview mirror. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Rather than taking possession of the works, the company consigned the collection back to Gupta to sell the works. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 Valjean’s famous bread-theft-to-feed-his-starving-family here becomes a footchase/fight setpiece before he is caught and consigned to an ever-lengthening prison sentence. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 One indication was that Dorothée Lalanne and Marie Lalanne consigned separate collections to be auctioned—Dorothée to Sotheby’s in 2021 and 2022 and Christie’s in 2024, and Marie to Christie’s in 2022. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Threats Are Outpacing Change In The Merchant Marine Complex and wide-ranging assaults on cargo vessels are consigned virtually every peacetime cargo-carrier’s operational assumptions into a messy obsolescence. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Had he been exposed to a more run-of-the-mill pneumonic plague, symptom onset would have already consigned him to bed. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Like the police report in Sebold’s assault, those cases had also been quickly consigned to the inactive file. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 According to New York investigators, the vase was smuggled out of Italy by Fritz Burki and consigned for sale at Christie’s London before entering the museum’s collection. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigned
Verb
  • Instead of flying the drone remotely with individual controls, the F-22 pilot sent high-level tactical instructions that the drone’s onboard autonomy software interpreted and executed.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On a sunny Oregon fall morning, parents dressed their children up and sent them to Silver Rail Elementary School for picture day.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The match against Roma came hours after he was handed a four-game suspension in the Spanish league after being sent off for pulling the hair of an opponent and for protesting against the referee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When asked, Beckham handed the bottles to Pierce, who noted three different types of pills in the bottle.
    — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The second challenge is pursuing smart development while protecting the natural and community character entrusted to us.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • RPOs are agreements to provide services that a company knows it will be paid for in the future—the revenue simply hasn’t been delivered yet.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Knicks legends Earl Monroe and John Wallace delivered the commemorative bottle openers and tickets for the upcoming season.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • That authority has to be delegated, limited and accountable to someone.
    — Jason Wojahn, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Something may need to be postponed, delegated, or simplified.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Consigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigned. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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