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
Tubi’s digital creator library is nearing 10,000 titles, with the platform pointing to its mission to champion new voices and expand access to Hollywood for emerging talent.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Capturing a moment under specific conditions can help validate a hypothesis or guide mission changes.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Our mission is to create spaces where dialogue, diversity, and respect are practiced.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The two should go hand-in-hand, or communities mulling temporary storage may not believe the mission is truly temporary.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Capturing a moment under specific conditions can help validate a hypothesis or guide mission changes.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Our mission is to create spaces where dialogue, diversity, and respect are practiced.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The two should go hand-in-hand, or communities mulling temporary storage may not believe the mission is truly temporary.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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Cities are the engines for innovation, job creation and growth in most countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film also birthed one of the best horror heroines in the genre's history in the form of Angela (Manuela Velasco), a TV reporter on a seemingly ordinary assignment following a group of firefighters on a night call at a Barcelona apartment building.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The duty to settle honor scores was forced upon Rashida by his elders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The adorable pup lies flat on their stomach, fast asleep, as their owner gently drags them through the airport queue—clearly not quite ready for a full day on duty.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Traditionally, one of the key justifications for teamwork has been its psychological benefits—the energy that comes from collaboration, the reduced stress of shared responsibility, the excitement of building on each other’s ideas.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Silva deserves credit for trusting an 18-year-old to shoulder the responsibility, even when King has shown his inexperience.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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