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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
The order also required the Bureau of Consular Affairs to freeze passport applications requesting a gender marker change and renewals or new applications with a gender marker different from the applicant’s gender assigned at birth.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The federal judge assigned to Adams’ case should refuse to dismiss the indictment and appoint a special prosecutor to pursue it.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
He is being represented by the Jacksonville public defender's office, who tells PEOPLE he has not yet been assigned an attorney or entered a plea.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Maximo, who’s 6-foot-8, was assigned to guard Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake and Tyran Stokes of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, two All-Americans.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The federal judge assigned to Adams’ case should refuse to dismiss the indictment and appoint a special prosecutor to pursue it.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
He is being represented by the Jacksonville public defender's office, who tells PEOPLE he has not yet been assigned an attorney or entered a plea.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Maximo, who’s 6-foot-8, was assigned to guard Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake and Tyran Stokes of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, two All-Americans.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Sister club Strasbourg replaced Patrick Vieira with Liam Rosenior, a bright coach highly regarded by Winstanley and Stewart who was tasked with developing young talent within a dynamic, progressive style of football.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Peguero was tasked with facing several members of the Giants’ starting lineup, a list that included LaMonte Wade Jr., Patrick Bailey and, yes, Adames.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Priorities, Politics And The MBA The question is whether the FT rankings criteria and relative weight allotted to those criteria—by applicants or by the FT—may change in light of shifting interests.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In Nigeria, the president convened an emergency cabinet committee to make a plan for the budget shortfall, and Parliament allotted an extra $200 million to the national budget last week.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Concurrently, Sweeney is not interested in ceding draft capital for short-term assistance.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Top federal prosecutors left their positions rather than cede to the request.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Postal Service has a bipartisan board whose members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Democrats and postal workers oppose a merger.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The programming shake-up is the first major change made by Ms. Kutler, who was appointed president this month.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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There is only one guardrail: restoring the Constitution’s separation of powers which entrusts the war power exclusively in Congress with no incentive to exercise it except in self-defense.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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The purpose is to determine if a person can be entrusted with sensitive information.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Experts on foreign assistance argue that DEI spending at the agency is infinitesimal, with USAID’s $40 billion budget representing less than 1% of total federal spending and the proportion of funds allocated to DEI causes being significantly less.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Gabriele was allocated chassis No. 002 C, while his brother got chassis No. 004 C. Fast forward 77 years and Soave Besana’s 166 Spyder Corsa, now the most-original early Ferrari in the world and a car never publicly offered for sale before, is about to cross the auction block.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Instead of selling, Clark transferred ownership to his son, James H. Clark, in 1973.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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For instance, why was Brooks transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy on Dec. 9?—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump nominated Ed Martin, an election denier who was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, to be U.S. attorney for Washington.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Chalamet, who's nominated for leading actor for A Complete Unknown, wore a classic black Bottega Veneta suit with a black T-shirt underneath and black dress shoes for his big night.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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