TASK FORCES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

task forces

noun

plural of task force

as in teams

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Noun

The contract includes a limited no-trade clause, blocking eight teams without consent.

— Mac Engel July 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Most leadership teams cannot answer this, and the exercise usually surfaces more exposure than expected.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of teams

Noun

Prepare for a wait—on busy weekends, this casual spot attracts a crowd, with waits up to two hours for groups.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
George Pickens generates crowd excitement The crowd on-hand at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard wasn’t packed by any means in the middle of a weekday, but there were a good amount of youth groups and Cowboys fans on-hand.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Definition of groups

Noun

He’s currently affiliated with the Lee’s Summit Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council and Downtown Main Street organizations.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Athletes in this league consistently speak out against everything from poor operational standards within certain organizations to leadership’s missteps.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of organizations

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So far, no mainstream Democratic politician has seemed willing to stir up the hornet’s nest by taking on the progressive brigades.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
In their Two Marines Substack newsletter, Lee and Putiata describe Drone Line, a concept that grouped Russian drone units by depth behind the front rather than attaching them to individual brigades.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of brigades

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In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of platoons

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The fact that there isn’t any adult supervision in the form of a driver has led to plenty of debaucherous behavior, from incessant smoking and adult activities to posses of teens hanging out of the windows of moving Waymos.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of posses

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Braden added that rising costs from the extensive growth in DFW is directly affecting farmers’ ability to grow large amounts of quality crops.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Last season ended with the Star Trek friends fending off little pink aliens (specifically, Tribbles) from a Klingon farmer’s corn crops.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2026

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