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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
There’s a belief that Graterol could start ramping up for a rehab assignment sometime next month, though Gomes said Graterol wouldn’t need much of a buildup to be ready for postseason action.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The homeowners, meanwhile, are locked in a separate case with Ocean over what Peck said was an inadvertent naming error in filing the 2017 assignment of rights.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Bregman skipped a rehab assignment to return quicker as the team enters an important stretch in the schedule against a slew of winning teams, including Tampa Bay, which began the day just ahead of Boston in the division standings.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The department has begun sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The homeowners, meanwhile, are locked in a separate case with Ocean over what Peck said was an inadvertent naming error in filing the 2017 assignment of rights.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Bregman skipped a rehab assignment to return quicker as the team enters an important stretch in the schedule against a slew of winning teams, including Tampa Bay, which began the day just ahead of Boston in the division standings.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The department has begun sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignment
Noun
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The food truck team operators are judged on their culinary skills each week in a new town challenged with the task of creating dishes that will outsell their competition to stay in the competition.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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And any kind of task that involves loading modern webpages in Safari quickly bogs down.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Data showed across seven Valley cities that there were 158 full-time employees with a park ranger job title.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Great companies create cultures where ideas matter more than job titles.—
JJ Rosen,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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At least, that’s the lesson that Connor Hubbard, the creator behind the viral vlog account Hubs.life_, is learning right now.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Three Keys From Astronomer's Response Astronomer's handling of this incident offers three important lessons in modern crisis management: 1.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Advertisement The White House on Thursday said that Trump did not support the appointment of a special counsel.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Nance is also exploring volunteer opportunities with Legal Aid of Arkansas after her appointment as dean ends.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
21 July 2025
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In fact, Cadillac even dialed the power up for sport-ute duty, pulling 682 hp out of the 6.2-liter supercharged V8.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump began informing America’s trading partners about their new duty rates under his tariff regime.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has targeted invasive Burmese pythons and iguanas for removal — a task Kimmel has taken on as a professional mission.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Entry-level laptops often cut corners to hit a price point, so do your homework to avoid buying the wrong device.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Bigger conferences without divisions made for tougher summer homework assignments.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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The 10-year Treasury yield edged lower on Tuesday after the core reading of June’s consumer price index came in around where economists expected.—
Alex Harring,Pia Singh,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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The acceleration in the CPI reading is bad news for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is pushing for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Assignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignment. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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