INCUMBENCIES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

incumbencies

noun

plural of incumbency

as in duties

something one must do because of prior agreement few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end

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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

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The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Anthropic doesn’t share much financial information with lenders and the exact level of its obligations struck some investors as unsettled.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of obligations

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

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While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of needs

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African governments and the African Union can help coordinate national commitments and regional collaboration.

— Segun Fatumo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The analyst believes that Marvell's supply chain commitments give it a competitive edge over rivals as customers seek reliable partners for large-scale infrastructure buildouts.

— TipRanks.com staff, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

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