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
The federal agency was tasked with creating and enforcing rules to protect consumers from abusive practices across a range of financial institutions.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization is also tasked with improving coordination between government agencies and other stakeholders.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
McDaniel will be tasked with unlocking the full potential of quarterback Justin Herbert, who will be working with his fifth different offensive coordinator since the Chargers selected him sixth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-4 senior forward is tasked with being a bruiser in the lane.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a second-generation immigrant high schooler who is tasked with helping new exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) acclimate.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
The gifted dogs in each group were then later tasked with picking out the new toy from a mix of others upon hearing its name again.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 25 Jan. 2026
When Heitinga agreed to replace Francesco Farioli in late May 2025, he was not just tasked with returning Ajax to the top of Dutch football, but restoring their footballing identity.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Wapahi is tasked with sharing the importance of that return home with the community, and praying over the land where these bison will live.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization is also tasked with improving coordination between government agencies and other stakeholders.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
McDaniel will be tasked with unlocking the full potential of quarterback Justin Herbert, who will be working with his fifth different offensive coordinator since the Chargers selected him sixth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-4 senior forward is tasked with being a bruiser in the lane.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a second-generation immigrant high schooler who is tasked with helping new exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) acclimate.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
The gifted dogs in each group were then later tasked with picking out the new toy from a mix of others upon hearing its name again.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 25 Jan. 2026
When Heitinga agreed to replace Francesco Farioli in late May 2025, he was not just tasked with returning Ajax to the top of Dutch football, but restoring their footballing identity.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Wapahi is tasked with sharing the importance of that return home with the community, and praying over the land where these bison will live.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
Verb
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This is not a failing of the principles of liberalism, however, but a failure of those entrusted to act in its name.—
Philip Mullins,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Between the river’s source, entrusted to an order of Orthodox nuns, and its southern delta, where caviar bound for the Kremlin is harvested, the author journeys through a defiant country transformed by war, sanctions, and reinvigorated patriotism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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