consigning

present participle of consign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigning
Verb
  • Tim Robinson stars as a shopping-mall developer who sits on a chair that collapses onstage, sending him on a quest to track down the manufacturer.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Angelica, too, helped shape Hamilton’s thinking, sending him Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations from a London bookshop.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rubio writes a note before handing it to Trump during a roundtable meeting at the White House yesterday.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Senators may have a harder time getting aligned with House Republicans, who passed their bill without the China proposal, in hopes of handing President Donald Trump a negotiating tool.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • She’s also accused of accepting Rolex watches and other jewelry as bribes, and transporting a fugitive politician in a presidential vehicle.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The National Immigration Law Center recently published a guide explaining some of the potential risks of using the app, such as leaving the country without closing an immigration court case and becoming ineligible for a future visa.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After the shot, the deer ran another 40 yards, leaving a good blood trail.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another new law, SB312, implements a requirement that dogs imported into the state for the purpose of selling or transferring ownership have a health certification completed by a veterinarian dated no more than ten days prior to arrival in California.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Murphy passed for 5,436 yards and 85 TDs at Austin Regents during his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Liberty Christian to begin the 2024 season.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fields would find the end zone a third time at the beginning of the second quarter, giving the Eagles a commanding 19-0 advantage over Southwest.
    Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rojas appeared in four postseason games in 2024 as the Dodgers marched to the World Series and defeated the New York Yankees, giving Rojas his first championship ring.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • JPMorgan had previously aimed at delivering $1 trillion in investments to these initiatives.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Above all, the Accords will continue to serve the people of the region, delivering real benefits and opportunities.
    Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, the mark of leadership will be managing agile teams of human and AI collaborators—delegating, coordinating, and integrating outputs to achieve greater results than either type of contributor could alone.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For a first-time head coach who is also calling the plays, delegating responsibilities is a key factor in having success.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Consigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigning. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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