chares

noun

variants or chars
plural of chare
as in duties

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chares
  1. duties
  2. tasks
  3. jobs
  4. assignments
  5. projects
  6. responsibilities
  7. commissions
  8. charges
Noun
  • Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The contract also establishes a binding grievance procedure and additional pay for employees who take on extra duties or are required to work on-site during an emergency.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Mercury in your 6th House squares Mars in your 3rd, making errands, tasks, messages, and everyday conversations feel unusually urgent.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Among the arguments was that one of the panel members was in her car and driving during live testimony and distracted by other unrelated tasks throughout the testimony.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Companies that grow around the university can create jobs and opportunities well beyond its campus.
    — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Other independents in the Senate, including Maine’s Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • As ever, the lineup is a mix of new features from Asia’s best auteurs, a sprinkling of Hollywood movies and projects from up-and-coming filmmakers.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Fusion reaction milestone Most fusion projects, including the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France, focus on D-T fusion because it can be achieved under less demanding conditions than alternative fuel cycles.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • Organizations still need clear responsibilities and clear decision-making authority.
    — Andrea Eboli, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Latif is conflicted by his double life, bewildered by his doubling of parental responsibilities, constantly trying to think two moves ahead yet always ending up three steps behind.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • The amendment would consolidate those seven commissions into a single unified Neighborhood Appeals Commission.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Built on Scout & Film’s experience managing locations for film and advertising productions, the platform connects location scouts, agencies, production companies and film commissions with locations suited to their production requirements.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of commissions
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The attorneys also urged the Justice Department and local prosecutors to file criminal charges against Exum.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges
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“Chares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chares. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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