Thesaurus results for MISSIONS

missions

noun

plural of mission

as in assignments

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 missions Officials said any drone traveling above 100 mph lost its connection, disrupting some missions. — Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 This hindered Ukraine's ability to intercept drones and disrupted missions. — Ava Pukatch, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 While the initiative raised hopes of similar humanitarian missions in the future, there were few indications that any of the key positions have shifted. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 No one else has capacity … The three Space Force missions that didn’t find a ride were listed through the National Security Space Launch initiative. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Restricting the satellite service hampered the country’s attack and air defense drone missions against Russia. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 At their peak, these missions were flying every two to three days. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 This can include missions like delivering combat divers into contested regions. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

In September, Anthropic updated Claude to combine chat with Cowork and keep working on assignments after users closed their laptops.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
During his funeral last year, he was described as a selfless colleague, dedicated public servant and someone who regularly volunteered for the most dangerous assignments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assignments

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Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

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Backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to handle kick return duties, while wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is expected to be the punt returner.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
In his absence, the duo of Damon Ferguson and La’Vell Wright have handled Pittsburgh’s duties in the backfield.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of duties

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The demonstrations will give regulators and transportation officials an opportunity to assess how electric aircraft could fit into existing airport operations and future regional transport networks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree denied carrying out any operations targeting the areas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of operations

Noun

In counties where there’s one or the other, the responsibilities are often combined.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Boards of Education have significant responsibilities involving policy, educational priorities, budgets, and fiscal oversight.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of responsibilities

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Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline is planned or under consideration, and whether teams have received instructions about being on the court.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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