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as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
consigned the prisoner to the dungeon
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor
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Recent Examples of consigned
Yet rather than being consigned to history, many football fans still see Savile as a bogeyman to be weaponised in the name of tribal point-scoring.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But most State of the Union speeches are consigned to oblivion as soon as they’re delivered, remembered only by the speechwriters who spent weeks coming up with the right applause lines and turns of phrase.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Now, the 200-acre grounds are transformed into a massive automotive showcase with 900,000 square feet of tents that house thousands of vehicles consigned for auction.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Rom-coms are largely relegated to streaming, and even more disproportionately consigned to holiday fare.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Today, while a new generation of supersonic transports is under development, civilian aviation is consigned to speeds below that of sound, though some business jets can go over Mach 9-and-a-bit.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
What persists is a quiet, bitter awareness of lives long ago consigned to suffering and despair.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Good for you and even better, not consigned to landfill.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But most State of the Union speeches are consigned to oblivion as soon as they’re delivered, remembered only by the speechwriters who spent weeks coming up with the right applause lines and turns of phrase.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Now, the 200-acre grounds are transformed into a massive automotive showcase with 900,000 square feet of tents that house thousands of vehicles consigned for auction.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Rom-coms are largely relegated to streaming, and even more disproportionately consigned to holiday fare.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Today, while a new generation of supersonic transports is under development, civilian aviation is consigned to speeds below that of sound, though some business jets can go over Mach 9-and-a-bit.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
What persists is a quiet, bitter awareness of lives long ago consigned to suffering and despair.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Good for you and even better, not consigned to landfill.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigned
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Metayer’s death sent shockwaves through South Florida.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The message was handed to the party’s head, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, by the Iranian ambassador to Iraq during a meeting.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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But they were turned away by the guards, who told them that the ward’s detainees had been transferred elsewhere.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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The investigation has been entrusted to the Carabinieri of Parma and the Specialized Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bologna, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.—
Chiara Pizzimenti,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Four consecutive two-out hits opened a 3-0 lead for Kansas City in the second inning as Isaac Collins, Isbel and Maikel Garcia delivered RBIs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina delivered UConn its first loss in an NCAA title game in 2022, and the Huskies returned the favor last season with an 82-59 blowout to secure their first championship since 2016.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Acuña’s legs contributed to Vargas’ sixth RBI, which gave the Sox a 9-3 lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The news didn't impact Chicago early, as an uncontested one-handed slam by Matas Buzelis gave the Bulls an early 5-2 lead and led to an angry timeout by Spurs coach Mitch Johnson 71 seconds into the game.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-2000s, Khamenei delegated some of his authority to the council to supervise the three branches of government.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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If authority is delegated, leaders must be able to trace how outcomes are derived.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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