chare

noun

variants or char
Definition of charenext
as in duty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chare
  1. duty
  2. task
  3. job
  4. project
  5. care
  6. responsibility
  7. charge
  8. commission
Noun
  • Those allegations include neglect of duty and violations of the department's code of conduct.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The university said Elizabeth Hall, associate vice chancellor for university compliance, was appointed to serve in both roles in addition to her existing duties.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of duty
Noun
  • Once again, if Tesla were bringing already big and fast-rising profits to the table, the task wouldn’t be nearly as difficult.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of task
Noun
  • Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The experience gave Steer a new focus and shift in his life and the opportunity to help Garland with the project came at the best time.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of project
Noun
  • While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation has also supported Dell Children’s Medical Center, which opened in 2007, and the Dell Pediatric Research Institute, helping expand access to specialized children’s care and medical research in the region.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of care
Noun
  • Rushing went through a learning curve juggling his defensive and offensive responsibilities, and navigating intense online scrutiny of his outbursts on the field and in the dugout.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Enroll your baby before the clock runs out Ensuring your newborn has health coverage is one of the first paperwork responsibilities that parents face in the whirlwind of bringing a baby home.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibility
Noun
  • As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases, offering additional details about how authorities relied on voter registration data to pursue broader criminal charges around immigration status.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if he is convicted of the murder charge.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of charge
Noun
  • Izzy Trejo, executive director of the New Mexico Racing Commission, said in an email that the commission had no authority over the matter.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit renews scrutiny of Epstein’s New Mexico operations, which went uncharged as authorities repeatedly deferred to investigations elsewhere, according to a state commission report.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of commission
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“Chare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chare. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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