consigned

past tense of consign

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consigned Phil Foden’s opener and Erling Haaland’s brace consigned United to a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the 197th Manchester derby at the Etihad on Sunday. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 Otherwise, these future soldiers are consigned to another week working off the pounds. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 Apart from long term archiving applications, hard drives are largely consigned to the past. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Reddit/u/Frasnet Slinky could so easily have fallen between the cracks and ended up being consigned to a future stuck waiting in the shelter for a family that never comes. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 Watson plays Sister Mary, whose convent is concealing a Magdalene Laundry, businesses run jointly by the Church and the Irish state where unwed mothers were consigned to repent of their sins, do hard labor and ultimately deliver their babies for adoption. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 In the past, great leaders built organizations that were optimized for what was important; and while the most important work was done well, everything else was consigned to the periphery of the organization’s life. Bill Fischer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Usually, television consigned such women to unflattering supporting roles. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigned
Verb
  • The first wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent to recipients this week, the first such disbursements under the agency's new paperless policy.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Records further indicate that in 2022 and 2023, the foundation sent $2 million to the Tides Foundation.
    Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Airline staff detained and handed him over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who escorted him to Terminal 3 for questioning.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the majority, stay order by stay order, has handed full control of all those agencies to the President.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ultra-creamy varieties like triple-crème or goat cheese can be stored in their original packaging or transferred to cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper, with a damp paper towel at the bottom to help retain freshness.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities said the suspect will be transferred to the Southport Police Department for questioning, with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combs and his legal team's court appearance comes two months after a jury delivered a split verdict on July 2.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will host COP30, delivered a sharp rebuke.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • King delegated the case report to Deputy Raul Ortiz, according to the BSO documents.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kimmel thanked viewers who reached out and gave a nod to fellow late-night hosts for their support during his suspension.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike most beginnings, this one got a trial run, Joining the Lakers in February gave Dončić a sense of what life in Los Angeles would be like.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Consigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigned. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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