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 These factors can increase the risk of dental problems and discomfort during long missions. — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Its missions include anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship operations, land attack, and intelligence gathering. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will serve as a testing ground for future aircraft and space missions. — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Manila has accused Beijing of dangerous maneuvers, water cannon attacks and attempts to block Philippine resupply missions. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The third stage of NASA's Saturn V moon rocket struck the lunar surface on multiple Apollo missions, for example. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Reports from 2026 indicate the Gerbera is now used for reconnaissance, communications relay, and direct strike missions against infrastructure. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Sources tell OutKick that, in addition to last night’s assignment, Ravech will do a few remaining assignments in the coming weeks, including another MLB game and his usual Little League World Series work.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of assignments

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On employment, the United States had nearly 159 million jobs in June, not including farmworkers, which was a record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Economists’ estimated monthly employment gains of 95,000 jobs would mark an increase from June’s lower-than-expected 57,000 jobs added.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jobs

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The allegations are unrelated to her duties with the Mount Vernon Police Department and do not stem from any conduct associated with the Department or the performance of her official responsibilities.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The possibility of the two splitting duties — Olsen being the primary field goal kicker with Weinberg handling kickoffs and longer field goals — is an option for Miami.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of duties

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Militaries often run command and control operations away from the frontlines; enemies have sought to disrupt those communications through jamming and, in the past few decades, cyberattacks.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The integrated approach has the potential to reduce energy consumption, simplify operations, and minimize secondary waste generation compared with conventional desalination methods.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of operations

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Keith Hallegua also stayed to fulfill family responsibilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Il formally assumed leadership following his father’s death in 1994, although he had been designated his successor years earlier and had already assumed many leadership responsibilities.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of responsibilities

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For the past six years, antitrust legal giants Beth Wilkinson and Jeffrey Kessler have been locked in a high-profile courtroom battle over whether the NCAA and its member institutions have lived up to the requirements of the Sherman Act.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
And the sheer scale and complexity of the Medicaid system – joint federal-state funding, varying eligibility requirements, millions of enrollees and thousands of providers – created opportunities for questionable billing practices among providers.

— Ben Zdencanovic, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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