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 Jenson previously held roles at companies such as including Amazon and Delta Air Lines. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 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 In practice, the possible roles can be broader, depending on the search process, training, communication needs and the company’s systems. — Nikola Kiridzic, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Michelle Payne, Matt Vassallo and Poh Lin Ho will be in Cannes with the America’s Funniest Home Videos seller in strategic partner roles. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 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 This year the fund has paid out approximately about $50,000 to its recipients so far, prioritizing applications from underrepresented communities and from countries where guide roles for women are less common. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Others insulted them, settling into the familiar wrestling roles of heroes and villains before ever stepping between the ropes. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Those employees can then use tools like Claude Code or apps like Slack to engage agents across a variety of tasks, including data collection and insights, troubleshooting, and job-specific automation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The eight-piece set includes a solid spoon, slotted spoon, solid spatula, slotted spatula, pasta fork, deep ladle, meat carving fork, and skimmer to tackle everyday cooking tasks with ease.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tasks

Noun

Among his tremendous body of work, Wright designed residences more than any other building type, and though some have been converted into house museums or used for other purposes, the vast majority remain private homes.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Subscription rights, usage charges, licensing and referral arrangements serve different purposes.

— Rishi Katdare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of purposes

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Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
The jobs nobody wants The job of deciding whether a Florida family can buy groceries this month or keep its health coverage falls to DCF’s frontline caseworkers, known as economic self-sufficiency specialists.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

The unit combines interrogation and transponder functions in a single box.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Even CTOs whose product was the software itself often hit this ceiling, staying behind the scenes focused on features and functions rather than customer relationships.

— Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of functions

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The result is a diverse take on itameshi — think mentaiko spaghetti, sansho-spiked cacio e pepe, panko Milanese and yuzu spritzes — served with equal parts Italian dolce vita and Japanese hospitality.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
After 17 weeks, watching Gen try and fail and fumble and try again has become one of the most compelling parts of the show for me.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

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This aspect of his practice can also be seen in two other works that also underwent technical analysis courtesy C2RMF.

— Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
New works by Mexican artist Gabriel Guzmán, American artist Betty Woodman and Lee Ufan have been selected to commemorate France’s diplomatic anniversaries with Mexico, the United States and Korea.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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