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
  • The duties cover products including alcohol, dairy goods, cement and even the humble hockey stick.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Among them, offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand opted against taking what was effectively a demotion, with play-calling duties going to a more veteran coach (eventually, Frank Reich), and left, too.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of duty
Noun
  • That seemingly simple skill can eventually become the foundation for much more advanced service-dog tasks, including using his nose to push or close objects.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In another test, a person demonstrated a task with their own hands while visible to the robot’s cameras.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of task
Noun
  • Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The court dismissed the case against her manager, who also lost his job.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Jia Li is the VP of Development at Alpha X, which had been heading a construction project along Kirk Avenue in east San Jose.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The projects spanning the border in the Big Bend region include plans for a 30-foot steel bollard wall, vehicle barriers, new patrol roads and technology.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of project
Noun
  • Guests with specific needs can coordinate directly with the front desk, which will handle any request with genuine care.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Korean skin-care brand shot to fame with its Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm, a chunky pink stick that became nearly as recognizable for its K-drama cameos as for its skin-care benefits.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of care
Noun
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of responsibility
Noun
  • But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Within minutes of his plea, Mangione’s lawyers petitioned the judge in the state case, Gregory Carro, to throw out those charges on double jeopardy grounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of charge
Noun
  • Chicago's plan commission will vote on a request to rezone Ford City Mall for industrial development.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, Players Era would provide 150 complimentary tickets and the chance to purchase additional tickets that the school could sell for a profit, minus a 20% commission.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of commission
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“Chare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chare. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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