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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
If participants could not be clearly assigned to one type of diet, they were excluded.
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Anna Bader, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
He was drafted and assigned to a segregated Army cavalry unit at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1942.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
For the first phase of the study, participants were randomly assigned to take either gantenerumab, another amyloid-lowering drug called solanezumab or a placebo.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The crew assigned to Ax-4 includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Mission Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański of ESA/Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Anna Bader, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
He was drafted and assigned to a segregated Army cavalry unit at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1942.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
For the first phase of the study, participants were randomly assigned to take either gantenerumab, another amyloid-lowering drug called solanezumab or a placebo.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The crew assigned to Ax-4 includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Mission Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański of ESA/Poland, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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This was especially true in the meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who as chair of the 15-member Caribbean Community bloc known as CARICOM was tasked with raising a number of concerns.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Investigators are now tasked with comparing DNA samples or dental records to see if the skeletal remains belong to Schepers.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Government money has already been allotted to help the development of the Central Docks area.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The first round of cancellations, which began on the evening of February 28, focused mainly on grants that included a DEI component or involved transgender participants; officials at the agency were also told to cut off funding to projects that allot money to China.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump issued demands after threatening to withhold $400 million. 0:28 Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration's demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Boeing has ceded ground to rival Airbus AIR.PA in the delivery race and entered the crosshairs of regulators and customers following missteps.—
Mike Stone,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Any appeals of decisions in New Jersey would be heard by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is split 6-6 between active judges appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Patients present with a constellation of symptoms, and the doctor is entrusted with bringing clarity to this nebulousness.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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He had been entrusted with enormous responsibility by icons who had been particularly selective about their legacy.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2025
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Increased Profitability: With lower initial costs, entrepreneurs can allocate more resources toward customer acquisition and marketing.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many, worried about a worst case scenario being realized, have allocated more toward Treasurys and gold, as well as other liquid, defensive areas.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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The deportees were then transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as Cecot, the largest prison in the Americas.—
Merlin Delcid,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Eversource and United Illuminating make the same allegations and have made the same claims in a separate suit. PURA and others, including Gov. Ned Lamont, who has nominated her for a second term, insist Gillett has consistently acted within her authority.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wood won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program in 2021, and was nominated again for the BAFTA TV category in 2022.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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