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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
Transgender athletes assigned female at birth who transitioned to male are permitted to compete on men's teams.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Real-estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) has been assigned a case by his firm involving a nobleman who lives in a castle in the Carpathian Mountains.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.
—Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Everybody was assigned the same script and one director interpreted it as taking place on an airplane.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Even if Willis' office is removed, another prosecutors' office could be assigned to take over, though many allies of the DA fear the case would effectively die if that were to occur.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Severino, a registered nurse, was assigned to the VA’s Intensive Care Unit for sick or dying patients.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
As the rest of the city struggles through violent crime, Johnson reportedly maintains a security detail of nearly 100 officers in Unit 544 — the group of officers assigned to protect the mayor.
—Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Real-estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) has been assigned a case by his firm involving a nobleman who lives in a castle in the Carpathian Mountains.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Each child was assigned a part of a flowerbed and chose what to do with it.
—Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Everybody was assigned the same script and one director interpreted it as taking place on an airplane.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Even if Willis' office is removed, another prosecutors' office could be assigned to take over, though many allies of the DA fear the case would effectively die if that were to occur.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Severino, a registered nurse, was assigned to the VA’s Intensive Care Unit for sick or dying patients.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
As the rest of the city struggles through violent crime, Johnson reportedly maintains a security detail of nearly 100 officers in Unit 544 — the group of officers assigned to protect the mayor.
—Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned
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Replacement benefits may be issued to cover the eligible household's loss, up to the maximum SNAP benefit amount allotted for the month.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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John Dutton wouldn’t have ceded the land back to Rainwater, right?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
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Reports of summary executions and sectarian reprisals were limited, perhaps due, in part, to the way much of the Syrian army ceded territory without a fight.—
Sam Heller,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Gregory Carro as a judge in 1998 on a salary of over $103,000 a year.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In 2001, he was appointed co-CEO alongside his late brother Anthony, marking the beginning of an era of unprecedented expansion for the group.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
23 Dec. 2024
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Many schools allocated the first shifts to middle and high schools, assuming older kids could better handle going to school in the dark, notes Terra Ziporyn Snider, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Start School Later.—
Lynne Peeples,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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And that’s not nearly enough for the hundreds of millions of dollars and draft resources allocated after the 2019 roster dismantling.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.—
Taylor Brown,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Hell's Kitchen, a Broadway musical inspired by the singer's life, was nominated for 13 awards.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Joan Allen will play Mullen’s wife, Sheila, who’s been nominated to be a federal judge; Connie Britton will play Valerie Whitesell, Mullen’s former chief of staff; and Matthew Modine will play Richard Dreyer, the current speaker of the house.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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