consigning

verb

present participle of consign
1
as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon

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2
as in handing
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 consigning Less than two years ago, British Prime Minister Starmer led his Labour party to its biggest majority in Parliament this century, consigning the Conservatives to their worst-ever defeat. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 The family members either submitted to the indignities—the false testimony, the obscene bullet fees—or were asked for bribes as high as $7,000 to avoid consigning their relatives to mass graves. — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 If splashy headlines are to be believed, artificial intelligence is already consigning new graduates to a life of unemployment. — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Seven years ago, Lyon ran Barcelona ragged in their first women’s Champions League final, consigning them to a 4-1 defeat. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026 Suh described consigning the piece as a natural extension of his longtime support of the Yale School of Art. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026 For instance, Disney Plus has developed companion podcasts for Only Murders in the Building, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Tell Me Lies, and that strategy has the benefit of attaching these podcasts to the actual content instead of consigning it to the walled garden Netflix had created. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Those who despise Bacharach’s fluting tunes and David’s simple — if emotive — lyrics, consigning them to often denigrated genres such as easy listening, elevator music, adult contemporary or luxe pop. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigning
  1. sending
  2. handing
  3. transporting
  4. leaving
  5. transferring
  6. entrusting
  7. giving
  8. delivering
Verb
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill in May, sending it to the full House for possible consideration.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of sending a generic email blast, set aside the first 10 minutes of a team meeting to share specific, high-impact contributions.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sending
Verb
  • Fishlock, Wales’s all-time leading scorer, scored the winner in the 85th minute as the Reign defeated Bay FC 3-2 Saturday night at PayPal Park, handing Bay another frustrating home loss.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That’s where the narrative has lost its proper focus this offseason, with the rallying cry for Reid to solve everything in the offense by just handing it off.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of handing
Verb
  • The impacts are huge; Europe’s rivers are vital arteries transporting goods, cooling power plants, generating hydroelectric energy, drawing in tourists and providing a vital habitat for wildlife.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Aerial footage later in the day showed an LAPD plane transporting the boy back to Los Angeles.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of transporting
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  • In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • Hugo Cuypers also had 13 goals before transferring from the Chicago Fire to Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The recovery team transported Standish’s body to TCSAR headquarters in Jackson before transferring him to the Teton County Coroner’s Office.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
  • Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of entrusting
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  • Then, the two-time Grammy winner donated his earnings, giving $500,000 across the 50 fan competitors in the competition ($10K each) and the remaining $500,000 to charity.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Swavely said in an interview that the play attempts to present Helen’s perspective in the story, reimagining her as a mail-order bride and giving her a voice and agency in her own fate.
    — Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
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  • This Wi-Fi 7 powerhouse ensures your connection never hits a lag spike when researching for that big project (or solo gaming marathons and 8K movie streams) while delivering quad-band speeds.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The molecule combined the smallest molecular size among the candidates with superior electrochemical performance, delivering both fast sodium-ion transport and strong stability against degradation at the battery electrodes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivering

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