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as in entrusted
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 allotted
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in ceded
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 appointed
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 assigned
Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case.
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Velvet Wu
july 1,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.
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Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Unlike the posh flag cabin Haley was assigned to sleep in, the bilge at the bottom of the ship typically fills with water and mosquitos.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirmed the discovery of the remains and revealed that one of the two suspects taken into custody by the Tacoma Police Department is a service member currently assigned to JBLM.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Participants who didn’t submit results from previous races are assigned to later waves.
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Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
The company said the IPs shared by AP were assigned to commercial VPN providers.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the Cottonwood Fire, told NPR that crews this weekend had been dealing with single-digit humidity and wind gusts of around 45 miles per hour, on top of fuel moisture readings between 2 and 8 percent.
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Willem Marx,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The sheriff’s office said in a news release last week that it had been contacted in April about allegations of fraud, animal abuse and animal cruelty at the rescue and that the case had been assigned to the Major Crimes Division.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Velvet Wu
july 1,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.
—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Unlike the posh flag cabin Haley was assigned to sleep in, the bilge at the bottom of the ship typically fills with water and mosquitos.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirmed the discovery of the remains and revealed that one of the two suspects taken into custody by the Tacoma Police Department is a service member currently assigned to JBLM.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Participants who didn’t submit results from previous races are assigned to later waves.
—
Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
The company said the IPs shared by AP were assigned to commercial VPN providers.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the Cottonwood Fire, told NPR that crews this weekend had been dealing with single-digit humidity and wind gusts of around 45 miles per hour, on top of fuel moisture readings between 2 and 8 percent.
—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The sheriff’s office said in a news release last week that it had been contacted in April about allegations of fraud, animal abuse and animal cruelty at the rescue and that the case had been assigned to the Major Crimes Division.
—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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This rare, Fancy Deep Blue gem is the largest ever discovered in Botswana, a national treasure entrusted by the government to the French jewelry house.
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What made Tuchel into this dominant figure — one ultimately entrusted by the FA to help it to add that second world champions’ star to England players’ shirts — was his record in cups.
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In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception.
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This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
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This strategy contrasts with running brands like On and Hoka, reporting clear sales growth in performance running, a segment Nike ceded.
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But by anchoring its campaign to the legal system, the movement has ceded terrain on the ground.
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After the independence resolution was proposed, in June 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman) to draft the Declaration.
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And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark.
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Will the inexperienced Rayan continue on the right and be tasked with dropping in?
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State law tasked the City Council with appointing a replacement to finish out Lyles’ term ending in December 2027.
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Nearly 40% of the IP addresses allocated to Cogent appeared on publicly available blacklists of potential abuse, according to Scamalytics data.
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On Monday, DeSantis vetoed $15 million allocated for security grants for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami, the total amount of funding for Catholic school security previously approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
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His request for a release from the club was denied, and he was instead transferred to a different club in the same city.
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Records seized during a May 1 search warrant showed that at least 918 dogs were transferred or surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue between January 2025 and April 2026.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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