task forces

noun

plural of task force
as in teams

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  1. teams
  2. groups
  3. organizations
  4. brigades
  5. platoons
  6. posses
  7. crops
  8. groupings
Noun
  • Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Marshall and Hamilton campaigns and the outside groups spending big to influence the race have attempted to define the candidates for voters in vitriolic attack ads.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • However, messaging from organizations and informal networks involved in the protests suggests that demonstrators intend to return to the streets during the weekend.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The grant pays for the organizations to train staff in exercise oncology, to develop or expand programs to help those who have had, or survived cancer.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizations
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  • Four different Ukrainian brigades were involved in the complex operation, which took seven days to prepare, though the actual rescue only took about an hour and 15 minutes.
    — Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Joining La Murga in protest were fellow fan brigades Los Verdes and Austin Anthem.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of brigades
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That agency plans to save water by leaving some fields dry and switching to crops that use less.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of crops
Noun
  • 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
Definition of groupings
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