as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year
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Recent Examples of tasked
Since 2014, the Department of Revenue Services has been tasked with generating tax incidence analyses, which identify assesses how tax burdens can be shifted, and who ultimately pays.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Communications regulator Ofcom will be tasked with determining what kinds of age-verification systems will be required to comply with the rules.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The department was also tasked with securing the Orange Walk, put on by the fan club of the Netherlands soccer team.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Created by state legislators in 2004, the district was tasked with keeping Colorado compliant with the compact.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Boyard, who is also a political scientist, was tasked with helping rebuild Haiti’s armed forces and has helped assess Haiti’s National Police to implement reforms.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Afterward, an objective appeared on the screen that tasked me with finding a way to activate the mysterious machine in my basement.
—Jacqueline Goldblatt, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Come November, Los Angelenos will once again be tasked with voting for mayor (now with just two names on the ballot).
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Scientists at the Ames National Laboratory have therefore been tasked with developing permanent magnets that do not use rare-earth elements.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Communications regulator Ofcom will be tasked with determining what kinds of age-verification systems will be required to comply with the rules.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The department was also tasked with securing the Orange Walk, put on by the fan club of the Netherlands soccer team.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Created by state legislators in 2004, the district was tasked with keeping Colorado compliant with the compact.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Boyard, who is also a political scientist, was tasked with helping rebuild Haiti’s armed forces and has helped assess Haiti’s National Police to implement reforms.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Afterward, an objective appeared on the screen that tasked me with finding a way to activate the mysterious machine in my basement.
—Jacqueline Goldblatt, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Come November, Los Angelenos will once again be tasked with voting for mayor (now with just two names on the ballot).
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Scientists at the Ames National Laboratory have therefore been tasked with developing permanent magnets that do not use rare-earth elements.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
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Before sentencing, the victim's mother delivered an emotional statement accusing Roberts of preying on a child entrusted to her care.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The encyclical’s strongest warning is that lethal and irreversible decisions must never be entrusted to artificial systems.—
Vilas Dhar,
Time,
10 June 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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