as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reassign
Justice Department officials last week also reassigned four senior career prosecutors involved in Trump investigations to a new task force meant to crack down on sanctuary cities.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Those moves include a freezing of civil rights litigation, petitioning to stop environmental and student debt cases and reassigning and removing senior officials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
By stepping back, Meta effectively reassigns that fact checking and moderation responsibility to both creators and their audiences.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
After the season, Josh Harris, who had purchased the franchise from highly unpopular owner Dan Snyder the previous July, fired coach Ron Rivera and reassigned general manager Martin Mayhew, replacing them with Dan Quinn and Adam Peters, respectively.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Those moves include a freezing of civil rights litigation, petitioning to stop environmental and student debt cases and reassigning and removing senior officials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
By stepping back, Meta effectively reassigns that fact checking and moderation responsibility to both creators and their audiences.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
After the season, Josh Harris, who had purchased the franchise from highly unpopular owner Dan Snyder the previous July, fired coach Ron Rivera and reassigned general manager Martin Mayhew, replacing them with Dan Quinn and Adam Peters, respectively.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassign
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This method, used successfully in cities like Phoenix, Arizona, identified over $100 million in savings by cutting redundancies and reallocating funds to critical needs.—
Timothy “Chaz” Stevens,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Twins could also look to shed or reallocate salary via trade in the coming weeks.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Tommy Foltz,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Experts argue redistributing its functions to other federal agencies could disrupt funding and reduce resources for states heavily reliant on federal aid.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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CEOs seeking government contracts, tariff waivers, or favorable antitrust rulings stop contributing to Democratic candidates, funding civil rights or democracy initiatives, and investing in independent media.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Blair Mosley and Kensley Vest contributed seven points each, and Brooklynn Northeim was another key contributor with eight points.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
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Wallace railed against the 1965 Voting Rights Act and federal mandates to reapportion the legislature as attacks on local control.—
Brucie Porter / Made by History,
TIME,
5 Dec. 2024
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The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
10 June 2024
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“Reassign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reassign. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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