assigned

verb

Definition of assignednext
past tense of assign
1
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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2
as in allotted
to give as a share or portion each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

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3
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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4
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 Every player at Brentford is assigned to a member of the coaching staff. — Jay Harris, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that individuals whose passport gender does not match their gender assigned at birth may have their visa or travel permit denied. — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 But Dahl realized that Sparks had assigned her the Williams case within a day of Sarah’s first phone call. — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
  1. allotted
  2. ceded
  3. appointed
  4. allocated
  5. transferred
  6. nominated
  7. distributed
  8. conveyed
Verb
  • While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In the short term, more is being allotted to farms and communities in Central and Southern California.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • And now America has unilaterally ceded the fight.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than dive into a song and drop the curtain on a set anchored by a statue-like representation of two hands holding a crown, Blige disappeared and ceded attention to a video montage touting her accolades and achievements.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of ceded
Verb
  • After the presidential election, in 1989, Bush appointed her to be a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
    — ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
  • He was convinced Liverpool had made a shrewd choice when Slot was appointed as Klopp’s successor, having seen his work close up during his three-year reign at Feyenoord.
    — James Pearce, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of appointed
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  • As a volunteer at the campus in his high school days, Rowland strongly favored keeping the facility running and later allocated millions in state money that was matched even further by additional millions in federal money.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the remaining funding to be allocated as loans to clean energy companies is on hold.
    — Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of allocated
Verb
  • The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.
    — Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of transferred
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  • Season 2 was nominated for a host of Emmys, and won Coolidge a second trophy.
    — Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The first round of Grammy performers has been revealed, including pop breakouts Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx and Chappell Roan, who are all nominated at the awards ceremony.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of nominated
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  • Individual schools will determine how much will be distributed to each team.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • For those looking to ensure their estate is distributed according to their actual wishes rather than an outdated family tree, the best move is to consult a competent estate planning attorney (preferably one with a sense of humor about the whole thing).
    — Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • India has formally conveyed its concerns to China, emphasizing the need to safeguard the interests of downstream states, but Chinese state media has continued to praise the project as beneficial for citizens in Southeast Asia.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Featuring work by 30 artists, the exhibition conveyed stories of social upheaval, economic collapse, and the complexities of rapid urbanization.
    — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of conveyed

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