appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
appointing
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present participleof appoint.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Companies are refreshing their boards at slower rates and appointing more experienced executives when they do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Rogers made 20 appearances, both as a starter and substitute, scoring once as the Tangerines were relegated to League One after appointing a third manager in April.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
On Thursday Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she was appointing Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Authorities initially declined to press charges, but the investigation was reopened Monday, with New York Governor Kathy Hochul later appointing the state's top prosecutor to see it through.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Eisenhower soon launched an initiative to do that “something,” appointing Harold Stassen as his special assistant for disarmament in March 1955.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
