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 Casa Amor women are tasked with tempting the villa men to stray from their existing relationships while they are separated from the villa women for several days.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 June 2026
May and Ujiri will now be tasked with constructing the Mavericks roster around the NBA Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The company is tasked with using nanobubble technology to address the algae.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 22 June 2026
The jury being selected Monday will be tasked with evaluating the allegations that King retaliated against Saulter.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
The 30 x 5-minute episode show sees Bitzer the sheep dog tasked with getting Timmy and his two best friends, Yabba and Apricot, to Mossy Bottom School safe and on time each morning against the odds, with the group regularly side-tracked on route.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 June 2026
The group was tasked with preparing the couple’s housing.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
For someone tasked with staying ahead of breaking events around the globe, the philosophy may seem surprising.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 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
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 June 2026
May and Ujiri will now be tasked with constructing the Mavericks roster around the NBA Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The company is tasked with using nanobubble technology to address the algae.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 22 June 2026
The jury being selected Monday will be tasked with evaluating the allegations that King retaliated against Saulter.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
The 30 x 5-minute episode show sees Bitzer the sheep dog tasked with getting Timmy and his two best friends, Yabba and Apricot, to Mossy Bottom School safe and on time each morning against the odds, with the group regularly side-tracked on route.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 June 2026
The group was tasked with preparing the couple’s housing.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
For someone tasked with staying ahead of breaking events around the globe, the philosophy may seem surprising.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
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You are not simply assigned a room, you are temporarily entrusted with the care of an extraordinary beachfront home.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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