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
But perhaps a few headlines should be in order for someone such as the Senate president, who is tasked with earning popular support for a legislative agenda.
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Matt Chilliak, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
While en route over the following four days, the astronauts are tasked with testing how well the Orion capsule protects against space radiation and demonstrating procedures for emergencies and other situations in anticipation of future Artemis missions.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The Lake Forest Caucus is preparing for a busy year ahead of the 2027 municipal elections, doing so with a new leader at the helm tasked with guiding the nearly century-old organization through a period of recent turbulence.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Is Alex looking for a way to manipulate things so that there’s an outcome it was tasked with solving?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
One user tasked OpenClaw with ordering groceries.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In Budapest, they were tasked with creating AI videos and using their existing network of trolls and bots to pass them on.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Air traffic controllers are tasked with making sure that planes and firefighting rigs share the space safely, using different radio frequencies to communicate with pilots landing the planes and firefighters responding to the scene to help, McCloskey said.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Matt Chilliak, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
While en route over the following four days, the astronauts are tasked with testing how well the Orion capsule protects against space radiation and demonstrating procedures for emergencies and other situations in anticipation of future Artemis missions.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The Lake Forest Caucus is preparing for a busy year ahead of the 2027 municipal elections, doing so with a new leader at the helm tasked with guiding the nearly century-old organization through a period of recent turbulence.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Is Alex looking for a way to manipulate things so that there’s an outcome it was tasked with solving?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
One user tasked OpenClaw with ordering groceries.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In Budapest, they were tasked with creating AI videos and using their existing network of trolls and bots to pass them on.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Air traffic controllers are tasked with making sure that planes and firefighting rigs share the space safely, using different radio frequencies to communicate with pilots landing the planes and firefighters responding to the scene to help, McCloskey said.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
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The investigation has been entrusted to the Carabinieri of Parma and the Specialized Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bologna, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.—
Chiara Pizzimenti,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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