CONSIGNING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

consigning

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present participle of consign

as in sending

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon

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as in handing

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 consigning Suh described consigning the piece as a natural extension of his longtime support of the Yale School of Art. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland. —

Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026 For instance, Disney Plus has developed companion podcasts for Only Murders in the Building, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Tell Me Lies, and that strategy has the benefit of attaching these podcasts to the actual content instead of consigning it to the walled garden Netflix had created. —

Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Those who despise Bacharach’s fluting tunes and David’s simple — if emotive — lyrics, consigning them to often denigrated genres such as easy listening, elevator music, adult contemporary or luxe pop. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 There are many who thought this day would never come, who feared that we would be condemned only to a future of less with every election consigning us simply to more of the same. —

Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 There are many who thought this day would never come, who feared that we would be condemned only to a future of less, with every election consigning us simply to more of the same. —

Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Butez stayed, however, consigning Lammens to the bench once more. —

Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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In response to the news of the UFT’s endorsement, Lander campaign spokesperson Emily Minster pointed to Lander’s past both attending and sending his children to public school.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The Major League Soccer scheduling gods finally did San Diego FC a solid, sending the ultimate slumpbuster to Snapdragon Stadium in the midst of a 10-game winless streak.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026