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
Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Christopher McQuarrie has helmed the last four sequels and gets Cruise’s actual mission: Come as close as possible to killing me onscreen.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Minority-serving institutions Minority-serving institutions have a mission to serve certain student populations.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Their mission is to store and process data generated on Earth or by other satellites.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Christopher McQuarrie has helmed the last four sequels and gets Cruise’s actual mission: Come as close as possible to killing me onscreen.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Minority-serving institutions Minority-serving institutions have a mission to serve certain student populations.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Their mission is to store and process data generated on Earth or by other satellites.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
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Elizabeth New, director of the Center for Workers Rights at the Washington Policy Center think tank, said the new law gives employers another reason not to do business in Washington and could result in fewer available jobs.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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Here’s a look at the life lessons the Thunderbirds have learned from their work that can apply to any job or life stage.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
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But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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In its ruling, the court said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump invoked to impose the tariffs, does not authorize a president to levy universal duties on imports.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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The federal court ruling aimed at striking down the majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the government to pay back billions of dollars in import duties that have already been collected.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Those efforts didn’t stop gamblers like Lefty Rosenthal from running underground bookmaking operations using the technology of the time: long-distance phone lines.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services have said that food safety is a priority, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in an April 29 interview with the newsletter Inside Medicine that the recent job cuts would not affect agency operations.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The president does not have the power to appoint the NPG director; instead, that responsibility is meant to be in the hands of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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In difficult moments Bruno is the guy who takes responsibility.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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