TASK FORCES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

task forces

noun

plural of task force

as in teams

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While no postponements or cancellations have been announced, security teams are undoubtedly assessing what level of risk is tolerable for the titans of the global economy.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of teams

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Nine of the 10 largest individual and family donors in CNBC’s overall top 20 groups are Republican-aligned, accounting for 86 cents of every dollar contributed by the top 10, according to CNBC’s analysis of FEC records.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of groups

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Lancôme is financially supporting global and local nonprofit organizations focused on mental health for women and mental health research, as well.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

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Numan said Iraq had established two joint Iraqi-Kurdish brigades focusing on counter-ISIS operations.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of brigades

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Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 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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Some agricultural producers are selling their crops sooner, even at less attractive prices, in order to maintain sufficient operating liquidity.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Consequently, it is often grown in rotation with other crops to help improve soil fertility.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of crops

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In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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