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as in job
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
the appointment of the mayor's husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise
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as in date
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
I have a dental appointment for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon
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as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office
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as in furnishings
appointments plural
the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room
the yacht's staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable
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Recent Examples of appointment
Having had a positive impact on the team’s attacking football upon his arrival, there was technical merit to his appointment.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Moody, 49, served six years as attorney general before her appointment to the Senate.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Democrats now fear that more veterans seeking medical care outside the VA could pull funding away from department medical centers, which already struggle with appointment backlogs and staffing.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Republican governor’s appointment of Yenor and four others to the UWF Board of Trustees this week comes two years after DeSantis stacked the board of another public school, New College of Florida, in what critics called a hostile political takeover.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Moody, 49, served six years as attorney general before her appointment to the Senate.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Democrats now fear that more veterans seeking medical care outside the VA could pull funding away from department medical centers, which already struggle with appointment backlogs and staffing.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Republican governor’s appointment of Yenor and four others to the UWF Board of Trustees this week comes two years after DeSantis stacked the board of another public school, New College of Florida, in what critics called a hostile political takeover.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointment
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Small businesses are the backbone of the global economy, driving innovation, creating jobs and building communities.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Earnings, jobs data, and Labor Day: What to watch in the markets this week The Labor Department’s report highlights a nuanced picture of the labor market.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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The tour features 19 dates, including stops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Detroit, and wraps up in Washington D.C. Lamar's Super Bowl performance follows his rap battle with Canadian artist Drake earlier this year.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Gov Ball works on a tiered system, meaning those who purchase their passes earlier will save as prices continue to increase closer to the event date.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
24 Jan. 2025
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Girma, after all, is widely viewed as the United States’ top defender and one of the country’s best young players regardless of position.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Phantoms are in a position to hire an attorney of Kessler’s caliber (and billing rate).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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In this case, the special election will be November 2026, and the winner will remain in office until Vance's term was to expire.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The election placed Muizzu in the middle of a tug-of-war between India and China for strategic access to a key area of the Indian Ocean for security monitoring and shipping.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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This smells like: An elicit, moonlit rendezvous in a fantastical orchard—where the dress code is leather and smudged lipstick.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
21 Oct. 2024
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Mission controllers weren’t able to communicate with the probe during the maneuver, and will have to wait about three days to pick up a signal that the spacecraft survived its rendezvous with the sun.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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The lineup — listed in full at the bottom of this post — is comprised of films from 60 countries.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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The posts led to her being removed from her namesake TV series, which had been rebooted not long before and quickly renamed and continued without her.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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How to Spend 3 Days in Paris — Luxury Hotels, Natural Wine Spots, and Under-the-radar Museums Included Milan Can’t make it to Milan for its annual furniture fair?—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Pioneer Woman brand has expanded exponentially since the show (inspired by her blog of the same name) launched, and now includes everything from a line of clothing to kitchenware to furniture.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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He was designated for assignment in the fall but signed on a minor-league deal earlier this winter.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of his latest assignments is to create a gargantuan 10-foot mosquito form for Johnson & Johnson’s new insect repellant product that will be unveiled next month in Las Vegas.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointment. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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