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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
Andy begins assigning tough features about meaningful topics outside of which accessories go best with your spring wardrobe, none of which hit with Runway readers.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.
—Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Consequently, another insider with a privileged view of the entire production and postproduction process feels that assigning blame for the movie’s lengthy journey to the screen is beside the point.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
At the start of the month, Opta’s supercomputer considered this all but a coronation for Arsenal, assigning them a 97 per cent chance of ending their 22-year title drought.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The jury, which will eventually be filled out with others in the international film community, is responsible for watching all the competition titles and assigning prizes, including the Golden Lion.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
At the end of this conference, the justices vote on the outcome in the case before assigning an author to draft the opinions.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.
—Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Consequently, another insider with a privileged view of the entire production and postproduction process feels that assigning blame for the movie’s lengthy journey to the screen is beside the point.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
At the start of the month, Opta’s supercomputer considered this all but a coronation for Arsenal, assigning them a 97 per cent chance of ending their 22-year title drought.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
More faculty are requiring office hours, assigning presentations and cold-calling on students in class.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The jury, which will eventually be filled out with others in the international film community, is responsible for watching all the competition titles and assigning prizes, including the Golden Lion.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
At the end of this conference, the justices vote on the outcome in the case before assigning an author to draft the opinions.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigning
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The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Scientists fear the moves will collapse broad investment in fundamental research and talent development, replacing it with a narrow focus on AI, while potentially ceding American scientific dominance to global competitors.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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For the next 5 minutes, 29 seconds, Dallas set up shop in the Wild zone and never left, cycling through four line changes without ceding the puck.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Avex has made several notable moves over the past year, first with acquiring Silverstein’s S10 Publishing and appointing him CEO.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the board went in a new direction, appointing Manuel Pellegrini — with the Chilean lasting 18 months, before the club came crawling back to Moyes.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The White House previously issued an executive order tasking the government with enforcing laws which prevent non-citizens from voting.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Despite the cash flow from those deals, some investors are concerned that Oracle is allocating too much money to its infrastructure initiatives.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tibbetts went to high school at Jefferson before transferring to a school in Sioux Falls as a junior.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Before transferring to Texas A&M, Onyedim was a teammate of Denver’s Eyioma Uwazurike at Iowa State.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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On April 15, the city’s preservation commission voted to support nominating the hotel for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, a program of the National Park Service.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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In nominating Shin for the Kay Sexton Award, Hwang explained that long before racial equity and amplifying BIPOC voices gained support in Minnesota and across the country, Shin was at the forefront of difficult and challenging but necessary projects and conversations.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Assigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigning. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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