as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives
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Recent Examples of mission
In a joint statement published on Monday, Arianespace and Avio called for European missions to be launched aboard European rockets, European Spaceflight reports.
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
The number of search-and-rescue missions soared in May in Skamania County compared with the same month last year, the Sheriff’s Office said, with a number of missions taking four to nine hours to complete the rescue.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The trailer certainly paints a trippy picture of a high-tech near-future that veers into nightmare territory, as so many games in the Black Ops franchise tend to do, slipping between missions in the real-world and a psychedelic dream-world filled with demons and other nightmares.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Four of the astronauts rode a SpaceX Dragon to the station for a mission known as Crew-10, while the remaining three launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
The number of search-and-rescue missions soared in May in Skamania County compared with the same month last year, the Sheriff’s Office said, with a number of missions taking four to nine hours to complete the rescue.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The trailer certainly paints a trippy picture of a high-tech near-future that veers into nightmare territory, as so many games in the Black Ops franchise tend to do, slipping between missions in the real-world and a psychedelic dream-world filled with demons and other nightmares.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Four of the astronauts rode a SpaceX Dragon to the station for a mission known as Crew-10, while the remaining three launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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The letter said that the Senate’s version of the bill would cut more than $4 billion in Medicaid funding, with a loss of more than 16,000 jobs.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Each job brought a new environment with different obstacles and new problems to solve.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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Position players have 20 days to complete minor league rehab assignments, but the Mets are hopeful Vientos will return before his clock runs out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Hunter Renfroe is no longer with the organization after being designated for assignment.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
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Gunn explained that Chesterton and Porter Police each have one dispatcher on duty answering calls for their respective departments.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Following the shooting, he was overwhelmed by funeral arrangements, communications with the police, the duty of informing friends and family, legal paperwork, and more.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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The Trump administration has defended the operation, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the strike was months in the making and driven by urgent national security concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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The operation marks the most direct American military intervention inside Iran in decades and has reignited fears of a rapidly widening conflict that could draw in proxy forces, endanger U.S. troops, and disrupt global energy markets.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 June 2025
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While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine Al-Baba suggested ISIS as a likely culprit following a preliminary investigation.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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The price tag attached to its capabilities could be tweaked at that point, potentially providing some breathing room for the lowest spenders Washington has been pushing for an unprecedented defense expenditure increase, arguing that European allies must take responsibility for their own security.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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