Thesaurus results for MISSION

mission

noun

ˈmi-shən

Definition of mission

as in job

a specific task with which a person or group is charged your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives

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Recent Examples of mission That's why leaders in this space shouldn't view their team's mission as delivering technology. — Seth Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 More energy, longer missions The ruggedized battery is built for harsh military environments and modern hybrid vehicle architectures. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Real collaboration means letting other people carry their share of the mission. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026 That journey is now nearly over, and the mission is gearing up for arrival. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mission

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission

Noun

In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of job

Noun

With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In 1963, Gloria Steinem went undercover for a journalism assignment as a Playboy bunny, exposing degrading working conditions that forced policy changes.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of assignment

Noun

The round trip marks the first such operation at Minot, according to the Air Force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
This was a real life, post-WWII intelligence operation that relocated over 1,500 German engineers, scientists, and technicians — some confirmed to have been Nazis — in order to utilize their skills in and on behalf of American soil.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Part of the commission’s responsibility is to preserve the historic sight lines of national landmarks.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The jury can also convict Clancy of lesser charges — second-degree murder or manslaughter — or deem her not guilty due to lack of criminal responsibility.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026