CONSIGNED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

consigned

verb

past tense of consign

as in sent

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon

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as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor

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Recent Examples of consigned Had he been exposed to a more run-of-the-mill pneumonic plague, symptom onset would have already consigned him to bed. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Like the police report in Sebold’s assault, those cases had also been quickly consigned to the inactive file. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 According to New York investigators, the vase was smuggled out of Italy by Fritz Burki and consigned for sale at Christie’s London before entering the museum’s collection. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026 The nation is already nearing last year’s record case total, and experts say the virus is forcing doctors to relearn a disease many thought had been consigned to history. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 6 July 2026 From virtually the first frames, director Andrew Stanton is preoccupied with illustrating the melancholic condition of toys that have been consigned to the ash heap of history, or, at least, of childhood. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Following Allington’s death, his cars, including the Ferrari, were consigned to a Christie’s auction in December of 2002. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 June 2026 That we were consigned to history, that a majority at the general election, let alone a landslide majority, was impossible. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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The couple appeared to end the getaway on a positive note after Alli, encouraged by the other women, sent Jesse a flirtatious text while out for the evening.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
In the fourth, Burleson sent an 0-1 sinker 15 feet further into the right-field seats off reliever Tim Hill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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A bit of final lagniappe handed to the BKTrustee was a ruling that all the assets of the Children's Trust was determined to be part of the Kittrells' bankruptcy estate.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Michele Wilson Szabo and her company, American Log Homes and Cabins, left customers empty handed when her log cabin kit business folded in January.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

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Jackie has been in the care of the raptor center since July 17, when she was transferred following rescue by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation's San Dimas Raptor Rescue team.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Doster is a Carol City native who transferred from Miami Carol City Senior High School to the School For Advanced Studies’ joint enrollment program with Miami-Dade College at the college’s Wolfson campus in downtown Miami.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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As congestion grows, so has the challenge – entrusted to Space Force Guardians – of identifying and tracking any object larger than a basketball.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
It was enabled by those most entrusted to prevent it, acting in the belief that the cause required continuity.

— Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

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Presence costs nothing, requires no credential, and cannot be delegated to a policy document.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The Commission has been delegated with reviewing and approving plans for many government projects, including the triumphal arch and the new White House ballroom.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

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