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as in duties
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly
one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family
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as in purposes
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse
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as in entrusts
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year
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Recent Examples of tasks
Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Considering this, finance professionals need to be extra careful when leveraging these tools for routine finance tasks.
—Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Auditory learners tend to process information best when it’s spoken and perform well on tasks that emphasize listening and discussion.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As a result, misdemeanors often go uninvestigated and time that could be spent on investigations is lost to administrative tasks.
—Monroe Trombly, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The robot handles repetitive tasks like assembly with speed and precision, while the human performs complex duties like quality control.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Reports from there have Guard members doing make-work jobs of picking up trash and doing landscaping tasks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Dan Walters, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
The researchers built on this for stage 2, which replicated the findings from stage 1 in an independent sample and validated the bespoke Cognitron-MS tasks.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Considering this, finance professionals need to be extra careful when leveraging these tools for routine finance tasks.
—Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Auditory learners tend to process information best when it’s spoken and perform well on tasks that emphasize listening and discussion.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As a result, misdemeanors often go uninvestigated and time that could be spent on investigations is lost to administrative tasks.
—Monroe Trombly, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The robot handles repetitive tasks like assembly with speed and precision, while the human performs complex duties like quality control.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Reports from there have Guard members doing make-work jobs of picking up trash and doing landscaping tasks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
However, critics say that the legislation, which tasks defining such foods to a state agency, could ban foods that Californians commonly consume and result in a flood of lawsuits, not unlike what happened after Gonzalez’s child abuse law was enacted.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
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Kensington Palace confirmed that William will carry out royal duties Monday through Wednesday, directly coinciding with Harry’s planned public appearances.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the Extra gig, Hough will now be the second member of his family to take on hosting duties.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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While the output is video with depth maps rather than true 3D models, this information can be converted into 3D point clouds for reconstruction purposes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Global markets rely on the Fed being insulated from political pressure, and our market entrusts the Fed with containing inflation; if the Fed's independence is lost, the way its decisions are interpreted changes, and the individual decisions that comprise our market change as well.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But, due to his effectiveness, the cartel entrusts him with larger and even more dangerous shipments.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Taxes and applicable fees are charged separately when booking, and the pass doesn't include checked bags or seat assignments, which can be purchased separately.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Committee assignments for the upcoming 2026 session have not been released.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Among other roles, there are plenty of incredible data engineers, data scientists and data analysts who use advanced research methods to provide genuine insight into their club’s chances of success.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Apple typically charges $100 more to double the amount of the iPhone’s storage from 128GB to 256GB.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The stadium funding package included a reduction in a sales tax administrative fee the state charges the city and county that is intended to help cover the annual payments.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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By connecting these functions early, brands cut time-to-market, eliminate costly sampling cycles and align design decisions with both market demand and sustainability goals.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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The book functions as a set of nesting dolls, offering stories embedded in stories, a series of overlapping detours and evasions that ultimately coalesce as a vivid and coherent whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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