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
The carrier’s air wing can conduct continuous missions, from precision strikes to surveillance and defensive patrols.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
But even that path for Blue Origin has hit a bump in the road after this past Sunday’s NG-3 mission saw a failure in its upper stage that left its payload in too low of an orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
And the agency’s Artemis mission timeline means the lunar space suits must be ready for a landing in 2028.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
During the mission, the Artemis II astronauts became the first people to see much of the lunar far side — the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth — with their own eyes.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
But even that path for Blue Origin has hit a bump in the road after this past Sunday’s NG-3 mission saw a failure in its upper stage that left its payload in too low of an orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
And the agency’s Artemis mission timeline means the lunar space suits must be ready for a landing in 2028.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
During the mission, the Artemis II astronauts became the first people to see much of the lunar far side — the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth — with their own eyes.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The nurse said management is still tripling assignments in the ICU and that the hospital is pulling nurses from other units to cover the shortfall who are not trained to work in the ICU.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Players are responsible for organizing tables and groups; the Senior Center cannot arrange seating or table assignments.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Numerous designers, including Alessandro Michele and the late Vivienne Westwood, have credited the Queen as an inspiration, not least for the kind of sturdy, tweedy daywear shown in a section devoted to her off-duty garments.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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When witnesses are abused and defamed simply for doing their civic duty, their lives are shattered and our entire justice system is put at risk.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Search and rescue operations are underway in the northern central state to ensure the safe return of all abducted persons, the governor said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Harvest Water Project remains on schedule to begin operations next year.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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With the Moon in your 10th House squaring Mars in your 7th, expectations can clash if roles or responsibilities aren’t clear.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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There is no question about his attitude or application; this is not a case of a player who has shirked responsibility or failed to work hard enough in training or in matches.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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