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 Women are stepping back from leadership roles, withdrawing from opportunities, and quietly losing trust in their own judgment in response to a biological event nobody told them was biological. — Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026 But one area of expansion Green and Sparks want to heavily focus on is adding more women in public facing roles within GGL to accurately represent the number of women within the larger gaming community. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 July 2026 Delahunt also spent nearly seven years at Burberry, holding roles such as global director of digital and social, global director of brand marketing and social media, and global senior social media manager. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 In heavily recurring roles, OG series star David Chokachi reprises his role of Cody Madison, Livvy Dunne guest stars as junior lifeguard Grace, Mary McDonnell as Gayle and John Beckwith as Julian. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Another $13 million will be saved mostly by cutting back on contractors from professional services firms and backfilling some roles with its own staff. — Daniela Sirtori, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Boston first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington starter Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions and undisclosed fines for their roles in the fourth-inning altercation. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Women controlled children and property and played pivotal roles in tribe politics. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of tasks

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Israel says major rehabilitation efforts won’t begin until Hamas is disarmed, and says construction equipment is dual-use and can serve military purposes.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026

Definition of purposes

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Achieving growth relies on businesses of all sizes expanding where there’s confidence and capacity, leading to more jobs and a broader tax base.

— Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Despite the availability of commuter buses and Metrolink rail services, many still drive to jobs in Los Angeles and surrounding communities because of differing work schedules and the need to travel to places not close to public transit stops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of jobs

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Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of parts

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The global sports market is forecast to be worth more than $600bn by 2030, according to consultancy Kearney, and IBM is far from the only technology company using sport to prove its AI works before selling it elsewhere.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026
There is no doubt that a series of sketches by Lagerfeld, with his incredibly detailed comments, down to the stitches and the buttons to be employed, are definitely art works.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

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