Thesaurus results for ROLES

roles

noun

variants also rôles

plural of role

as in tasks

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists studying the role of sunlight in the body's production of vitamin D

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Recent Examples of roles Marjoe Gortner, who achieved fame as a child evangelist before pivoting to an acting career that included roles in the 1974 film Earthquake and the 1980s primetime soap Falcon Crest, died October 2 from heart complications in Santa Fe, New Mexico. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 The result is a rogues’ gallery of Murphy regulars reprising multiple roles, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, and Jessica Lange. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Models will change, prices will change, and roles that make sense today may look unnecessarily narrow a year from now. — Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 One contributing reason for that huge increase could be that the UC system reclassified several managerial and staff roles as senior professionals about a decade ago. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The pair then announced the Skydance leadership team, which notably keeps Bari Weiss and Mark Thompson in their top roles at CBS News and CNN, respectively. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Female athlete advocates warn that allowing biological males into women's divisions steals roster spots, playing time, and leadership roles from actual women. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 While Redick has emphasized the importance of Doncic and Reaves growing into larger leadership roles, Redick still set the tone from the coaching staff for the first day of practice. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 But even those two beloved roles don’t showcase the full range of Smart’s talents. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Mercury in your 6th House squares Mars in your 3rd, making errands, tasks, messages, and everyday conversations feel unusually urgent.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Among the arguments was that one of the panel members was in her car and driving during live testimony and distracted by other unrelated tasks throughout the testimony.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasks

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No student information is to be disclosed for immigration enforcement purposes without a court order or subpoena, according to state law.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposes

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Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Companies that grow around the university can create jobs and opportunities well beyond its campus.

— Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

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There’s a fair amount of urination in the book, among other bodily functions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Anonymous quantitative surveys can identify patterns across teams, functions and organizational levels, while confidential qualitative interviews or focus groups can reveal the experiences and organizational conditions behind those patterns.

— Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of functions

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And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

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But equally rewarding are works by artists who are still being discovered, who haven’t already secured their place in art history.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Acoustic wooden bafflers frame the space and help create a sense of intimacy, with grand works from local artists peppered about and instilling a tangible sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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