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as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
consigned the prisoner to the dungeon
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor
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Recent Examples of consigned
The fictional Operant Bureau of Zero Parades would insist otherwise; the future is all that remains, the tyranny of narrative history consigned to a past best left forgotten.
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Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
But the 23-year-old was not consigned to others writing his story.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
It was never consigned in writing.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
In Christie’s day sales are several works that appear to be consigned by ARTnews Top 200 collector Elie Khouri.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 May 2026
Mannequins will be displayed permanently after gala And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Right around that time, the Venice Film Festival saw Mamoru Hosoda’s anime epic Scarlet, in which the Danish prince became an ass-kicking Danish princess consigned to a hellish and phantasmagoric underworld.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
But third base, which had originally been consigned to DJ LeMahieu — who turned out to be finished — was a mess last year, as was the infield defense as a whole, and Cashman was willing to eat all of $32-plus million on McMahon’s contract through 2027 in order to fix it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
But the 23-year-old was not consigned to others writing his story.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
It was never consigned in writing.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
In Christie’s day sales are several works that appear to be consigned by ARTnews Top 200 collector Elie Khouri.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 May 2026
Mannequins will be displayed permanently after gala And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Right around that time, the Venice Film Festival saw Mamoru Hosoda’s anime epic Scarlet, in which the Danish prince became an ass-kicking Danish princess consigned to a hellish and phantasmagoric underworld.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
But third base, which had originally been consigned to DJ LeMahieu — who turned out to be finished — was a mess last year, as was the infield defense as a whole, and Cashman was willing to eat all of $32-plus million on McMahon’s contract through 2027 in order to fix it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigned
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The Angels brought a one-run lead into the seventh inning, and then just about everything went wrong in a seven-run inning that sent them to an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Ukrainian officials apologized and said that the drones were aimed at military targets inside Russia, but were sent off course by Russian electronic interference.—
Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Panicked, the driver handed the infant to the responder in a baby carrier, and a second responder quickly covered it with his coat to shield the child from falling rain.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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By analogy, a software engineer who has been digging out a basement with a shovel gets handed a bulldozer.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Internet analysis firm Kentik said internet traffic, which measures the amount of data transferred and is a good illustration of usage, was at around 40%.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Ream transferred to Charlotte FC in 2024 and has anchored the defense as the club sits sixth in the Eastern Conference with six wins, six losses and three draws.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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The institutions that move first will likely be better positioned to win, manage and multiply the impact of the research dollars entrusted to them.—
Mayank Kejriwal,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Once the headquarters of Achille Lauro’s legendary shipping fleet, the palazzo was entrusted to the late Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Kenzō Tange for a transformation that is stark and yet incorporates so much of what has gone before.—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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The president delivered a video address to the gathering.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Cervantes got the call Sunday against Oregon (40-16) with the Big Ten title on the line, and delivered five scoreless innings, striking out five batters with three walks and four hits.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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The punk rocker, 70, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 AMAs in Las Vegas on Monday, May 25 and gave a sweet speech offering encouragement to any kid interested in music.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Evan Mobley’s putback dunk gave the Cavaliers a 17-14 advantage before the Knicks scored nine straight points.—
Joe Reedy,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Ethics cannot be delegated to an algorithm.—
Tatevik Simonyan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The core mechanism of the Constitution is the way that the United States government is funded through taxes voted by Congress, through spending voted by Congress, and through financial power delegated by Congress to the president.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Consigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigned. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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