- present participle of appoint.
appointing
Example Sentences
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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
The former is specific to life-sustaining decisions, while the latter is a more far-reaching document overseeing a range of decisions like appointing a healthcare agent and deciding on hospital choices or even nursing homes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Liverpool will look at internal candidates, but have not ruled out the possibility of appointing someone from outside the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He had named as co-executors of his estate Jane and her brother, Allan, plus charged Jane with appointing a third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
