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
For a function tasked with designing career frameworks, succession plans, and leadership pipelines for the rest of the organization, the irony is hard to ignore.
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Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Otzelberger, like San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, is known to let his assistants run practice and have major strategic input, and Blount was tasked with the defense — specifically ball screen coverages that are so vital in today’s game — as well as player development.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran's Assembly of Experts — the clerical body tasked with selecting the country's supreme leader — said on Sunday that a majority of its members voted to appoint Khamenei as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader since its founding in 1979.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Now he’s tasked with helping to turn around one of the NFL’s worst defenses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Greece has dispatched four F-16 fighter jets to the Paphos air base, and its frigates Kimon and Psara are already patrolling off Cyprus, tasked with intercepting any missiles or drones.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Polis' latest artificial intelligence task force, which has been tasked with rewriting Colorado's artificial intelligence regulations, is finally nearing its last hours.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
When Grandpa Henry dies and Roman is tasked with cleaning out the house, Roman discovers even more secrets and becomes determined to piece them together.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
The state comptroller is primarily tasked with managing the state’s finances, paying its bills and ensuring the state’s payments comply with the law.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Otzelberger, like San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, is known to let his assistants run practice and have major strategic input, and Blount was tasked with the defense — specifically ball screen coverages that are so vital in today’s game — as well as player development.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran's Assembly of Experts — the clerical body tasked with selecting the country's supreme leader — said on Sunday that a majority of its members voted to appoint Khamenei as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader since its founding in 1979.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Now he’s tasked with helping to turn around one of the NFL’s worst defenses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Greece has dispatched four F-16 fighter jets to the Paphos air base, and its frigates Kimon and Psara are already patrolling off Cyprus, tasked with intercepting any missiles or drones.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Polis' latest artificial intelligence task force, which has been tasked with rewriting Colorado's artificial intelligence regulations, is finally nearing its last hours.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
When Grandpa Henry dies and Roman is tasked with cleaning out the house, Roman discovers even more secrets and becomes determined to piece them together.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
The state comptroller is primarily tasked with managing the state’s finances, paying its bills and ensuring the state’s payments comply with the law.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
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The narrative centers on the mercenary Dao Ma, a wandering bounty hunter who is entrusted to escort a mysterious fugitive across the treacherous Western deserts to the capital of Chang’an.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Aragon-Shafi also feels he is entrusted with keeping the beloved community bookstore going.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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