REASSIGN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

reassign

verb

Definition of reassign

as in to reallocate

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Recent Examples of reassign Accurately reassigning voters to the redrawn districts is no easy task; to get this work accomplished, Alabama elections officials testified, would ordinarily take three to four months. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 28 May 2026 The pending retirement of the drug unit’s captain allows Balon to reassign his chief deputy to head the drug unit and be reclassified as a division commander. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Alfonsi’s producers are believed to have been reassigned, this person says. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassign

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That funding gap has pushed financial institutions to introduce new tools to reallocate risk and unlock longer-term liquidity.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Those with power should never be afraid to reallocate and redistribute their power to others; true allyship and advocacy require that.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reallocate

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Potentially lifesaving and cost-saving decisions to shorten courses, redistribute staff, streamline, or expand resources could come from quantified inputs, in conjunction with prior experience.

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
To properly support employees during these periods, leaders may need to reset priorities, redistribute workloads, streamline processes and create space for candid conversations about capacity.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of redistribute

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Their interaction could change electron motion and contribute to the large Hall response.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Kim Chandler and Jamie Stengle of The Associated Press; Emily Cochrane of The New York Times; and Mark Berman of The Washington Post.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of contribute

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No value would be destroyed if elements of this contract were revised as part of this sale; it would merely be reapportioned, more fairly in our view.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of reapportion

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