reassign

Definition of reassignnext

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Recent Examples of reassign Parents are continuing to speak out against Dekalb County Schools' plan to shut down, repurpose and reassign some schools. Monique John, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In addition, Lutes allegedly ignored the fire chief’s suggestion to reassign his son to another group — a move that would have resulted in his son’s loss of seniority. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Since Canal+, as part of its agreement to take over MultiChoice, isn’t allowed to get rid of any staff for a period of three years, MultiChoice won’t let any Showmax staff go but will reassign them to other positions within the broader company. Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 The report argues that centralization would reduce duplication, improve governance and allow the city to reassign staff to areas where benchmarks indicate shortages. Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassign
Verb
  • One logical place is to reallocate funds dedicated to paid search advertising.
    Stephen Diorio, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • The legislation would also reallocate $30 billion in federal subsidies going to oil and gas companies to instead combat a potential funding gap in the Highway Trust Fund.
    Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 19 May 2026
  • The former official estimated that the state has seized around $60 billion in assets from private businessmen over the past three years, either outright nationalizing their property or redistributing it to cronies.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Sophomore Haley Maldonado, who finished with three hits, contributed an RBI double in the second.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Meghan Potenza picked up an RBI double, while Emrie Peterson contributed two RBIs.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Wimberger insists that Evers can easily solve the problem by directing his agency to reapportion funding.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Reassign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassign. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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