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as in task
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly
his first newspaper assignment was writing obituaries
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as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
the spy team's assignment was to steal the plans for the nuclear reactor
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as in appointment
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
her assignment to the board of directors was a point of considerable pride for her
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Recent Examples of assignment
The Capitals have other threats, to be sure, but that is the main one, and that would undoubtedly be the assignment.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
On Friday, the Yankees designated Ottavino for assignment to make room for Williams on the active roster.
Williams, acquired in an offseason trade with the Brewers, has not pitched since Opening Day, March 27.
—Will Graves, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
Moore soon learned that a ship had lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing the six workers — whose assignment that night was filling potholes on the bridge.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
David Villar, who was out of options, was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
On Friday, the Yankees designated Ottavino for assignment to make room for Williams on the active roster.
Williams, acquired in an offseason trade with the Brewers, has not pitched since Opening Day, March 27.
—Will Graves, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
Moore soon learned that a ship had lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing the six workers — whose assignment that night was filling potholes on the bridge.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
David Villar, who was out of options, was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignment
Noun
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Express is a very polished and well-featured product that lets users jump straight into just about any digital design task, but it’s particularly suited to small businesses or independent content creators.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Susan Blatchford, who juggles two fundamental tasks in and for Park Forest.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Focused on Alzheimer’s and other dementia research, the worker is among thousands who abruptly lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s federal workforce purge.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, his later life focused primarily on jobs in tech, including with Intel, Apple and the advertising firm the Overland Agency.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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To use these in a physical binder or electric site, create tabs for project and customer information, lessons learned, and concerns.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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If there’s one lesson that Elson most wants to impress upon her daughter?—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many Social Security field offices are no longer accepting walk-in appointments.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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The first step is to call the office at 913-599-5000 to schedule an appointment.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The administration, early Wednesday, levied a 104 percent import tax on the nation after China imposed a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on the U.S. following the president’s announcement of new duties last week.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Our general view on stocks has not changed, even as President Donald Trump ’s cumulative 104% tariff rate on Chinese imports — plus elevated duties on other major trading partners — went into effect at midnight.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Saturday's launch was SpaceX's 42nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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As the Aaron Rodgers indecision continues, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been doing their homework on quarterbacks.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Silent Killer Of Paid Content For years, Chegg built a profitable business offering step-by-step solutions for students who didn’t want to struggle through their calculus homework.—
Roi Sorezki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Year-ahead inflation expectations surged from 5% last month to 6.7% this month, the highest reading since 1981.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The smart reading of this is that Isaacman may be willing to fly the Artemis II and Artemis III missions as conceived, given that much of the hardware is already built.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Assignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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