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 Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and expertise playing significant roles in their production. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 If several initiatives require people to learn new systems, adjust roles, rethink priorities and build new routines simultaneously, the combined cognitive burden may be much greater than leaders anticipate. — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 As an actor, Yang is known for roles in HBO’s Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians and Hulu’s Interior Chinatown. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Gerwig said the duo won the roles after McKenna noticed Campbell needed a tissue during a screen test and asked the crew for one for her. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 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

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Noun

State agencies, including the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, have helped local officials with damage assessments and power restoration, among other tasks.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
However, the agreement does not yet specify the humanoid model that will be used for the new logistics applications, the exact logistics tasks to be tested, the number of robots involved, or a timetable for routine deployment.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasks

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On a blistering surprise EP, Deafheaven find the vicious attack and grandiose drama of symphonic black metal perfectly suited to their purposes.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The area, for all intents and purposes, has always functioned as the back of the museum.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposes

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The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jobs

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And warming temperatures are hindering their ability to perform essential functions.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Know your supply chain, extend visibility to raw material, connect data across functions, automate compliance monitoring and build documentation readiness.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of functions

Noun

Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Several works confront the digital systems shaping contemporary life, subverting algorithms and finding room for human error and agency.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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