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 From there, Saucedo reasoned Ruth right out of existence, consigning him to the same category as Bigfoot, a figment of the collective unconscious. — Rich Cohen, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 Denigrating the relationship—deciding, for instance, that the rejecter was evil, dishonest, unworthy of your respect or time— devalues your own history, in effect consigning the whole relationship to the trash bin. — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigning
  1. sending
  2. handing
  3. transporting
  4. leaving
  5. transferring
  6. entrusting
  7. giving
  8. delivering
Verb
  • Negotiations could drag on for weeks, or fail altogether, sending Israelis back to the polls.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Jones went 13 for 22 for 108 yards and lost 44 yards on four sacks, with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores continually sending blitzers into the backfield.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of sending
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  • Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined for five strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief before handing the ball to Megill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Milwaukee’s hottest hitter William Contreras led off the inning with his second hit of the game - a single into left field - which led Tampa Bay to make another pitching change, this time handing the ball to Garrett Cleavinger.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of handing
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  • The aircraft was originally designed for tactical logistics, transporting supplies to military personnel and vessels rather than engaging aerial targets.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Peltola required medical attention after the accident, which happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of transporting
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  • The statements Canary described were also deleted, leaving a blank page.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Only 11% said leaving something for the kids is their top financial goal.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaving
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  • The route next year was unveiled on Thursday, with the Tour starting from Scotland capital Edinburgh on a rare Grand Depart on a Friday — July 2 — and then going to England and Wales before transferring to France until July 25.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Now Norvell enters 2026 firmly on the hot seat, entrusting his future to another transfer quarterback.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrusting
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  • Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • The approval clears the path for Boeing to begin delivering the 737-10 in the coming months.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The demand has grown so high that an underground gray market has flourished in delivering those cult-classic burgers to hungry customers.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of delivering

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“Consigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigning. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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