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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
Like other participants, the Mantic AI had to answer 60 questions by assigning probabilities to certain outcomes.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
If, as seems to be generally accepted, the Biden administration allowed some 15 million immigrants into the country, assigning 1,000 judges to their hearings and having each hear five cases a day would result in the process taking about 10 years to complete.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Attorney deserts Fransein, in her role in the juvenile division, was responsible for assigning counsel for indigent parties in Tulsa County.
—Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
By assigning a monetary value to every post, social media interaction and editorial story, Launchmetrics determines a brand’s influence and earned engagement, quantifying for the first time the value of red carpet placements.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Segmentation involves drawing precise boundaries, at the pixel level, around each element of an image and assigning it a label.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, the market is currently assigning AMAT valuations akin to scarcity.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
What date will Southwest start assigning seats?
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The state police Troop H barracks are nearby but prudence suggested assigning a State Police trooper to the building would be best way to provide an immediate response to a problem.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
If, as seems to be generally accepted, the Biden administration allowed some 15 million immigrants into the country, assigning 1,000 judges to their hearings and having each hear five cases a day would result in the process taking about 10 years to complete.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Attorney deserts Fransein, in her role in the juvenile division, was responsible for assigning counsel for indigent parties in Tulsa County.
—Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
By assigning a monetary value to every post, social media interaction and editorial story, Launchmetrics determines a brand’s influence and earned engagement, quantifying for the first time the value of red carpet placements.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Segmentation involves drawing precise boundaries, at the pixel level, around each element of an image and assigning it a label.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, the market is currently assigning AMAT valuations akin to scarcity.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
What date will Southwest start assigning seats?
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The state police Troop H barracks are nearby but prudence suggested assigning a State Police trooper to the building would be best way to provide an immediate response to a problem.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigning
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At any rate, the fact that NBC is entrusting its sportsapalooza to Tirico speaks volumes about the quality of his work and his broad appeal as a television personality.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
Jorge Valencia,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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Stalin invaded in November of 1939, expecting a quick takeover, but the Finns inflicted many times more casualties on the Soviets before eventually ceding 11 percent of their territory and partial control over their foreign affairs.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Maybe these choices aren’t driven by a fear of ceding audience attention to TikTok so much as by fear of letting a taut story go slack.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2026
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While Starmer himself isn’t implicated in the files, his position has come under threat over appointing Mandelson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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How long can the school board go without appointing a seventh member?—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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Talk about Front Range multi-tasking at its finest.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Saleh signed a five-year contract to be the next Tennessee head coach on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding the Titans back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yost's lawsuit accuses the companies of agreeing to purchase one another's products or allocating shelf space for those products to give themselves a competitive advantage over smaller marijuana businesses.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Instead of mining crypto, companies are starting to pivot, according to Bloomberg, allocating their hardware to powering AI models instead of mining crypto.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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The 6-foot-2 guard/forward is in his first season with the Cougars after transferring from Andrean last spring.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Few knew what kind of influence the 7-4 center would have after transferring from Boston and missing a year because of a knee injury.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This year, the party has another chance to try something other than nominating a conventional liberal who loses and then gets to run an NGO.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some people thought not nominating Gwyneth Paltrow as an aging actress was a snub; Odessa A'zion deserved a nomination, as well.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Assigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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