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as in entrusting
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 allotting
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceding
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 appointing
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 assigning
While chores can be healthy for kids, parents will want to keep certain things in mind when assigning them.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
For example, in addition to assigning workers to picks, the WMS may print labels at print stations that need to be attached to cases.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
At least five other states manage fine without LG’s, assigning succession duties to people like the attorney general or senate president.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Users are currently assigning it a 38 percent chance, a significant increase from 23 percent last Friday.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Avoid assigning any value judgment as to likelihood or extent, at this point.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Best for redemption rates and upgrades Myriad companies track the value of airline mileage programs by analyzing millions of redemption fares over time and assigning the miles a spending value.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
All of this combines to make Forest, in the slightly ephemeral tradition of assigning sizes to football teams, a ‘big’ club.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
The apparent acceptance of responsibility is a departure from past lawsuits, where government agencies are ultra-cautious about liability and assigning blame, Green said.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
For example, in addition to assigning workers to picks, the WMS may print labels at print stations that need to be attached to cases.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
At least five other states manage fine without LG’s, assigning succession duties to people like the attorney general or senate president.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Users are currently assigning it a 38 percent chance, a significant increase from 23 percent last Friday.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Avoid assigning any value judgment as to likelihood or extent, at this point.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Best for redemption rates and upgrades Myriad companies track the value of airline mileage programs by analyzing millions of redemption fares over time and assigning the miles a spending value.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
All of this combines to make Forest, in the slightly ephemeral tradition of assigning sizes to football teams, a ‘big’ club.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
The apparent acceptance of responsibility is a departure from past lawsuits, where government agencies are ultra-cautious about liability and assigning blame, Green said.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigning
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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That same year, facing intimidation by land-hungry settlers, the Shawnee signed another treaty ceding most of their Kansas reservation to the government, leaving the area around the mission to the Methodist church.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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There are consequences to Congress ceding wide swaths of its authority to a massive administration state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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In the aftermath of Skinner’s exit, Spurs underwent an internal review of their women’s setup, appointing Andy Rogers — previously Spurs’ head of global development — to managing director of women’s football.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Judges are now appointing themselves as head of the Bureau of Prisons to nullify election results.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Content marketing is a multi-billion-dollar sector, with more companies allocating this highly effective outreach method as part of their marketing budgets.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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By forecasting resource needs and dynamically allocating tasks to optimal time slots and hardware, engineering teams can minimize energy consumption during low-demand periods, maintaining top performance while significantly improving energy efficiency and reducing costs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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The network specializes in developing, distributing, and marketing talk radio shows that become appointment listening events for loyal audiences.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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As a result, by independently moving up and down along with the legs, the two sides of the saddle reportedly transfer pressure from the sit bones to the femurs, distributing the load more evenly (and less painfully).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2025
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Adaptive facial movements Dynamic facial expressions play a vital role in enhancing communication in social robots, particularly in conveying affective states like excitement or sleepiness.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2024
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That festival serves a vital function in the narrative, presenting a key moment in Dylan’s evolution as an artist and conveying the warring reactions to the once-traditional folk performer going electric.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Dec. 2024
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For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Assigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigning. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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