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
Under Thelma Golden’s brilliant guidance, the new building promises to deepen the museum’s mission.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Every business that joins Nuestra Cartagena must have sustainability and ethical tourism built into its mission.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Her mission was twofold: encourage Americans to think a little more about their diets while pushing the food industry to make the task somewhat less onerous.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
This card is also a nudge to integrate your many interests into one central goal or mission.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Every business that joins Nuestra Cartagena must have sustainability and ethical tourism built into its mission.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Her mission was twofold: encourage Americans to think a little more about their diets while pushing the food industry to make the task somewhat less onerous.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
This card is also a nudge to integrate your many interests into one central goal or mission.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Google began dropping degree requirements for a wide range of jobs in 2024, shifting focus to proof of skills and real-world projects.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, Charles hit 3-of-7 of her field goal attempts and hit all five of her free throws while taking on the assignment of guarding Storm sharpshooter Gabby Williams.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Offer Meaningful Stretch Assignments And Support Give people stretch assignments that align with their behavioral strengths while pushing them outside their comfort zone.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The foundation's mission is deeply personal for Siller, stemming from the sacrifice of his brother, FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller, who ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel on 9/11 to answer the call of duty.—
Paid Content by Tunnel to Towers,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Smith has been a valuable contributor since joining the Giants during president of basball operations Buster Posey’s roster shakeup in early June.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Months of theory and simulations eventually revealed a new regime of operation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Accountability requires taking personal responsibility for your cognitive development.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This shift represents a fundamental change in how professional development happens, with corporations taking direct responsibility for credentialing workers in emerging technologies.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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