TASK FORCES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

task forces

noun

plural of task force

as in teams

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Noun

The reason most teams stop there is not indifference as much as compromise.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The Wall Street Journal and the Athletic reported Walter used billions of dollars of those insurance premiums to buy sports teams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of teams

Noun

Aid organizations say the figure is an undercount, and the true number could be many times higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, six MARTA stations hosted nonpartisan organizations to help people get registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 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

Noun

The Phillies will run outfield platoons in left and center for the remainder of the season.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 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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Tending to crops, riding horses and working the land, these work boots were worn by farmers and cowboys alike.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
The destruction of homes, crops, roads, and food supplies can turn a few days of flooding into a longer humanitarian disaster.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of crops

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Sadiq, with his versatility, is the key that unlocks those groupings.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Many of these countries were British colonies, some of which were also once part of British West Africa or British East Africa administrative groupings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

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