task force

noun

Definition of task forcenext
as in team

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Recent Examples of task force Once again in trouble and forced to deal with the law in a game of what some might have called liar’s poker, Davis agreed to be interviewed by LAPD and a federal task force investigating the Wallace murder and the record company rivalry. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Daryn Dupree testified about what Davis told them during a 2008 federal task force investigation into Wallace’s killing. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 When Davis confessed under the promise of immunity in 2008 to the joint LA task force, no heads up was given to the cops in the city where the crime had occurred. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 In Copperhead, when an undercover drug deal explodes into violence, a veteran detective is forced to team with a young federal agent to unravel the conspiracy within their elite task force. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for task force
Recent Examples of Synonyms for task force
  1. team
  2. platoon
  3. group
  4. organization
  5. grouping
  6. brigade
  7. crew
  8. cluster
Noun
  • In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of team
Noun
  • Earlier in the year, the Yankees viewed Jones as a platoon bat, with nearly the entirety of his playing time coming against right-handers.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers don’t yet plan to set up a platoon with Teoscar Hernández in left field, Roberts said, despite his struggles against right-handed pitching.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoon
Noun
  • Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney James Nobles told the court that Arzuaga was at the center of the group accused of torturing Nordquist to death.
    — Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • Delbar and Mansur meet at an organization called PeaceMeals; like much of No God But Us, PeaceMeals is riotously funny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So much work has gone into getting bipartisan backing and support from the big power conferences that falling short would be a huge setback for the organization.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
Noun
  • So do scheme, personnel groupings, whether a team has a young starting quarterback or some young starters on the offensive line, and so on.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Thematic grouping of disparate work has become a popular, though not uncontroversial, trend.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • Members of a local self-defense citizens brigade eventually intervened by firing warning shots into the air to stop the attack.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Its development is aimed at bucket-brigade QRAM, with the researchers exploring how such routing can be implemented using superconducting computing hardware.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of brigade
Noun
  • According to an arrest report, deputies arrived on the scene to find a MEMS ambulance crew preparing to transport a woman to the hospital with injuries.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Seeing Kat and Kayley do their make-up together in the crew mess gives her the perfect opportunity to ask shirtless Coop for a consoling hug.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of crew
Noun
  • These three mysterious elements of the cosmos have played a vital role in the evolution of large-scale cosmic structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The executive observed that data analysis shows a younger customer has approached the brand, in addition to its loyal cluster of longtime clients in the 40- to 55-year-old core bracket.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cluster

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