reassign
verb
re·as·sign
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsīn 
reassigned; reassigning; reassigns
: to assign (something or someone) again especially in a new or different way
… the department might have to add to its patrols by reassigning detectives to the street.—
Tony Plohetski
Tony Plohetski
reassignment
noun
plural reassignments
requested a dorm room reassignment
… district administrators will develop a survey and hold informational meetings with staff for their preferences before determining staff reassignments.
—Meghan Chua
Meghan Chua
Examples of reassign in a Sentence
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The medal was reassigned to France after the IOC concluded that its recipient, British cyclist Lloyd Hildebrand, was competing as part of a French club at a time when medal attribution did not strictly depend on citizenship.
—Julen Chauvin, CNN, 17 June 2024
Licata immediately reassigned four Monarch employees: Principal James Cecil, Assistant Principal Kenneth May, Athletic Director Dione Hester and Jessica Norton, an information management specialist who is also the student’s mother.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The bill also prohibits employees of public libraries in the state from being dismissed, demoted,
suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred and retaliated against for removing books and materials.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The Yankees reassigned Hampton to minor league camp on March 3.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Julen Chauvin, CNN, 17 June 2024
Licata immediately reassigned four Monarch employees: Principal James Cecil, Assistant Principal Kenneth May, Athletic Director Dione Hester and Jessica Norton, an information management specialist who is also the student’s mother.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The bill also prohibits employees of public libraries in the state from being dismissed, demoted,
suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred and retaliated against for removing books and materials.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The Yankees reassigned Hampton to minor league camp on March 3.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Reassign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassign. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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