COMMISSIONING Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

commissioning

verb

present participle of commission

as in appointing

to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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as in enabling

to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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as in entrusting

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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as in nominating

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

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Recent Examples of commissioning Renault has a history of commissioning artists via its Art, Research and Industry program, which invited artists into the car maker’s factories. — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 That one has now been resolved and HBO Max is busy building around the world and commissioning local originals under Sarah Aubrey and a team of commissioners in different countries. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 But what that means for production spend and commissioning budgets across the continent moving forward remains to be seen. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Helena, the mother of the Byzantine emperor Constantine, aided this process by commissioning shrines such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Christians still memorialize important events in Jesus’ life and ministry. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 In addition to the neo-frame asymmetric Eileen bag and its siblings, the boutique will host pieces from female artists Delouis is commissioning and a design curation through a partnership with Parisian Galerie Marcilhac. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Wells’s family, along with commissioning their own autopsy, hired their own forensic experts. — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 While Rice later went to great lengths to apologize to Cruise after seeing his performance, even commissioning a two-page spread in various outlets to heap praise on him, Jordan says the circumstances created an unwanted dynamic on set. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 But non-citizens are prohibited from commissioning as officers, meaning they are blocked from many of the military's most consequential roles. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
The governor fills court vacancies by appointing Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and district court and county court judges.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

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Powering the lunar economy Cabauy believes reliable long-duration power would become one of the key enabling technologies behind a permanent human presence on the Moon.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The same day, Stripe announced Muse integration with Link, enabling instant checkout at more than 1 million businesses and use of single-use virtual cards.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of enabling

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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

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Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

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Mechanisms for delegating decision-making will be even more essential than in the past, as the danger of disconnection increases.

— Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
Advertisement As for now, the Vatican has not indicated that Leo is in any way incapable of performing or delegating his duties.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegating

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Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorizing

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At the same time, some critics worried that the Obama-era guidance had gone too far, tasking college bureaucrats with investigating criminal allegations and diluting due process.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
British online fashion retailer Asos has named Jon Bennett menswear product director for Asos Design, tasking the retail veteran with overseeing the strategy and performance of its in-house menswear business.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tasking

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Rather than assigning a class based on a single characteristic, the system considers combinations of properties, including texture, mineralogy, pH and profile thickness — the depth of the soil layer.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
His remarks nonetheless reinforced a judgment in the markets that the Fed would pause its rate increases, with the futures market assigning a 15% probability to an October hike as of Friday morning.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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