- present participle of commission.
commissioning
Example Sentences
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Renfrewshire Council said it was now commissioning an independent learning review into the case.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The commissioning programme was started by the RSA in 1998 and the first work, Mark Wallinger's Ecce Homo, went up the following year.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
That assumes successful commissioning and ramp-up at the Edna May processing plant, and the Lake Johnston plant, which has a capacity of 3.2 million tons of ore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The theory—a Rich American commissioning a Consummate Professional to steal a Great Painting—caught fire.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
