appointed

past tense of appoint

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Recent Examples of appointed Galliano was appointed creative director at Maison Margiela in 2014, his first posting since his scandalous exit from Dior in 2011. Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 He was later appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 Su wanted to pitch him on joining AMD, where she had just been appointed CEO. Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 Assistant Principal Cody Wolf was appointed interim principal to fill Procaccino's vacancy. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024 She was appointed by Gil Cates to the advisory board for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 The superintendent is appointed by the county’s elected, seven-member board of education. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 After Mahan vacated the District 10 seat two years ago, the City Council appointed Batra over a slew of candidates that included Casey. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 The filing also details changes in the company's executive leadership, with Francois Godfrey appointed as President and COO, and Bevan Wright resigning from the Board to serve as an advisory board member. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
Verb
  • Early adopters are setting themselves apart, leveraging AI to enhance patient care and streamline operations.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • From shifting regulatory environments to technology advancements and persistent housing shortages, the themes of this year have set the stage for what’s to come in 2025.
    Frank Sorrentino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At least Fiennes has been nominated.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • President Biden nominated Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Taipei's Defense Ministry separately said on Monday that the Chinese military had designated several chunks of airspace close to Taiwan as reserved.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Similar opposition bubbled up months later when Biden designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument in Arizona.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • An advisory committee has already been assigned to work on the process, Martin said.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Aside from donations, which constituted the lion’s share of its earnings, the collective reported generating $595,486 in sponsorship fees.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In August, the WHO Director-General declared that mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the region constituted a public health emergency of international concern.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Palo Alto’s business is doing well — the company reported expectations-beating results for its fiscal 2025 first quarter, raised full year guidance, and announced a 2-for-1 stock split occurring later this month, according to Investopedia.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The sequel film was announced in February 2024 by Disney CEO Bob Iger.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Additionally, carbon panels can be specified as gloss or satin lacquer.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The reason this can happen is that the level of intelligence is not specified in the definition.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Vehicle owners either waited while tasks were performed, or arranged to have rides until such work was completed.
    Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These are arranged in three groups of two, each of which is contained within a 4-mm-thick aluminum frame mounted on stainless steel telescoping tubing.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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