task forces

Definition of task forcesnext
plural of task force

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Noun
  • As of January 7, seven teams are looking for a new coach, including the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Arizona Cardinals.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Officials believe the two groups were part of a single network, some planning domestic attacks and others seeking to join ISIS abroad.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.
    Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Roughly one-third of that came from online donations –- made either on a third-party online fundraising platform or through nonprofit organizations’ websites, which themselves may be powered by a third-party platform’s fundraising software.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • A number of other Ukrainian brigades have created their own youth wings.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.
    Time, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over the past two years, farmers had issues selling their crops, leading growers to leave 100,000 tons of grapes to rot in the vineyards.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The crops will be sold at a local market and to future restaurants.
    Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Nix was uneven, seemingly out of sync with Payton and the personnel groupings.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Moments after talking to the alderwoman, Chicago Streets and Sanitation crews were out at night clearing trash, not tents.
    Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Officials also touted their success in securing gap financing for Rose Creek Village, a complex of 59 studio apartments in Pacific Beach where crews broke ground in September.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Task forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/task%20forces. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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