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as in tasks
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 allots
to give as a share or portion
each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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as in cedes
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 appoints
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 assigns
Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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While the President appoints Fed governors, their terms are relatively long, often spanning the presidential terms of both parties.Stuart Robertson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The executive also appoints members of most boards and commissions subject to County Board approval.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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North Carolina lawmakers signed off on legislation Wednesday that allocates $273 million — pulled from the state's rainy day fund — to help the state recover from Hurricane Helene.Lucille Sherman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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For example, McAfee allocates no more than $1,000 each for initial legal consultation, travel expenses, child care, and CPA costs.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
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The imagery conveys a sense of humankind’s littleness, struggling on, against the backdrop of a wider natural world which is indifferent to their hopes and dreams.Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Taking bits of information and piecing them together to make informed decisions conveys strength and stability during times that are anything but.Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The Vietnam arm also distributes both Vietnamese and international films, including titles from Warner Bros, Universal and Paramount.Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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The fund distributes funds to service organizations that help with disaster response and recovery.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Nothing provided on this site constitutes tax advice.Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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But leveraging blockchain technology, an NFT constitutes a unique, one-of-a-kind piece of digital content or artwork.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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The scrub also contains coconut oil to moisturize the scalp and prevent dryness and flakes, as well as a peppermint, spearmint, and tea tree oil complex that lends a cooling effect that’s great for soothing itchiness and irritation.Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Banana peels typically conjure images of someone slipping, but curiously, the thing that lends them their slippery reputation—naturally occurring wax—makes banana peels perfect for polishing metal items and removing scuffs from leather.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Assigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assigns. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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