chares

noun

variants or chars
plural of chare
as in duties

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  1. duties
  2. tasks
  3. jobs
  4. assignments
  5. projects
  6. responsibilities
  7. commissions
  8. charges
Noun
  • The service previously operated the EC-130Q for TACAMO duties from 1963 through 1993, according to Lockheed Martin.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rome — Pope Leo XIV left hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery in a swift return to his duties following the first health scare of his papacy.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • The software platform can manage workflows between human resources and IT, even if the tasks involve an outside chatbot such as Claude.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers trained it on tasks with known loopholes—ways to get rewarded without actually completing the task as intended— then gave it new challenges.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • In this new 34-page complaint filed on October 16 in the state Supreme Court, Amy Helm alleges that Parillo took control of LHS by way of voting assignments.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • The Danish Dogma25 projects are financed in a collaboration between Zentropa, DR, and Nordisk Film Distribution, with the addition of Netflix in the Nordics, constituting the core financing necessary to realize all five projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Both oversee the creative direction and serve as executive producers on Victoria House projects.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • At Moontrail, creative direction, storytelling, emotional decisions and artistic judgment remain purely human responsibilities.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Technical capabilities are evolving quickly, but so are the human skills needed to work effectively alongside AI, adapt to changing workflows and take on new responsibilities.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • But hats off to Jay Hunt at Apple, because so much is down to having the faith to do those double commissions from the off.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But agency heads, especially those who sit on bipartisan boards or commissions, cannot completely ignore Democratic lawmakers, and may move cautiously on very contentious issues, said executives.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of commissions
Noun
  • Pacific Fusion’s system, at least in theory, charges on the scale of seconds and then requires only one compression.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In response, Amy Helm accused Parillo of financial exploitation and elder abuse of Sandra Helm in a June court filing; Parillo denied those charges.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges
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“Chares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chares. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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