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as in to task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city
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Recent Examples of assign
They were randomly assigned to one of two groups.
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New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Those in the control group were simply asked to maintain their normal daily activities throughout the study and were not assigned any strength programming.
—Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Reddin that year was one of five board members to support a transgender student policy that requires trans students to play on sports teams and use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender assigned at birth.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Those in the control group were simply asked to maintain their normal daily activities throughout the study and were not assigned any strength programming.
—Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Reddin that year was one of five board members to support a transgender student policy that requires trans students to play on sports teams and use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender assigned at birth.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assign
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Before a school day starts, the guard will be tasked with clearing out the lot to prevent it from blocking students getting into school.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the film follows Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two sorcerers tasked with protecting Amanai Riko, a student chosen as the Star Plasma Vessel, while being pursued by curse users and a religious cult.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Mercury moonwalk will consume our holiday plans, so steer clear of awkward conversations with the family and allot extra time for travel in case delays get in the way of a prompt arrival.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Each of us was allotted a small piece of bread for breakfast and a modest portion of rice or pasta for lunch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Subsequently, pressure mounted from Republicans for Jones to exit the race—a move which, at this late stage, would effectively cede the election.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Moscow continues to demand that Ukraine cede territory in any agreement to end the war.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Galal was appointed to the Egyptian senate by al-Sisi just three days ago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Frank’s selection decisions since he was appointed at Spurs suggest load management has been at the forefront of his mind.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Quentin, a film historian, was all over the history of his hometown and eager to learn the plans the present incumbent entrusted with running Columbia Pictures had for his movie.—
Jay Glennie,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Catholic groups and victims have long argued that the Catholic Church in Italy has yet to face up to abuse scandals and needs to entrust this to an independent body.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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My goal is to make sure Town Council allocates funds properly to make sure the needs of the Pineville community are met.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Detroit automaker allocated the electric commercial vans into its Chevrolet brand last year in a bid to boost its performance as GM tries to gain ground against competitors, including Ford and Rivian, in the market.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Holt, who has six cases pending in federal court over civil rights violation claims, said as soon as he was transferred, the state began trying to get the cases dismissed as moot, citing his relocation to West Virginia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Statistics shared on their website shows that only approximately 2 million dogs were adopted last year, 554,000 were returned to their owner, 524,000 were transferred to other organizations, and 334,000 were euthanized.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The annual gathering took place a day after the Daytime Emmy Awards, where Gomez was nominated in the Outstanding Culinary Series for her work on Selena + Restaurant.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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She was also nominated for the 2023 Chicago International Film Festival and won the Young Spirit Award at the Deauville Film Festival.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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