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
Trump is also pushing the school to dismantle certain student organizations, such as the Palestinian Solidarity Committee — not to be confused with the Poodle Shaving Club, which was founded with the sole mission of promoting Jewish life on campus.
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
Rotella says Wave's attention to detail and mission to create an easy-to-grow and beautiful plant are what set them apart.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
That’s the mindset of a true competitor, taking pride in winning but staying locked in on the bigger mission.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
If there were secret missions in football, this was it.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
Rotella says Wave's attention to detail and mission to create an easy-to-grow and beautiful plant are what set them apart.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
That’s the mindset of a true competitor, taking pride in winning but staying locked in on the bigger mission.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
If there were secret missions in football, this was it.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
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Speaking to thousands of members of the media from around the world who covered his election and the death of his predecessor, Pope Francis, Leo also called for the release of reporters jailed for doing their jobs.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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First announced in 2022, the project is expected to involve an investment of 7.6 billion euros ($8.5 billion) and create almost 10,000 local jobs when completed.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Here’s my exact approach to helping teens quickly, painlessly complete their missing assignments.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Lowder suffered the loss in both, losing his start in Arizona to Clayton Kershaw, who was on a rehab assignment for the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and John Goodman are among celebrities who have taken their hosting duties well into the double digits.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Holden’s official duties took him out into the community doing public relations for the Army Air Forces.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2025
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During one surveillance operation in February 2024, authorities conducted a stop on a Nissan Maxima Christian was in while it was parked outside a bank.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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On April 17 alone, DOGE staffers scheduled meetings with officials from the Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Denali Commission, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation and the U.S. Access Board, according to the two sources not authorized to speak about DOGE's operations.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Your routines, responsibilities, employment or health could have all budded happily.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The pain of loss and the pain of (some) responsibility for ending a Cup run must be overwhelming.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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