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
Initially, when Djena got to the States, she was tasked with taking care of Denise and Mohamed’s youngest child, Timou, who was not yet two years old.
—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Armed with a forestry degree from Yale, Leopold was tasked with running a program to eradicate wolves and mountain lions in New Mexico and Arizona.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
During Murdaugh’s murder trial, Hill was tasked with overseeing the jury.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Granit Xhaka was the midfielder primarily tasked with threading progressive passes through opposing lines, while Florian Wirtz would often receive these with space to turn and run towards goal.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Al-Haddad joined Hamas when it was established in the 1980s, and was a member of the Qassam Brigades’ Majd section tasked to go after collaborators with Israel.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Against all expectations, the film was a massive hit, and Lester was tasked with coming up with a sequel.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Established in 2014, the Project Zero team comprises security researchers from Google, tasked with studying zero-day vulnerabilities in hardware and software systems from their employer and others.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
After tasting all of the sandwiches, testers were then tasked with choosing their overall favorite.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Armed with a forestry degree from Yale, Leopold was tasked with running a program to eradicate wolves and mountain lions in New Mexico and Arizona.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
During Murdaugh’s murder trial, Hill was tasked with overseeing the jury.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Granit Xhaka was the midfielder primarily tasked with threading progressive passes through opposing lines, while Florian Wirtz would often receive these with space to turn and run towards goal.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Al-Haddad joined Hamas when it was established in the 1980s, and was a member of the Qassam Brigades’ Majd section tasked to go after collaborators with Israel.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Against all expectations, the film was a massive hit, and Lester was tasked with coming up with a sequel.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Established in 2014, the Project Zero team comprises security researchers from Google, tasked with studying zero-day vulnerabilities in hardware and software systems from their employer and others.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
After tasting all of the sandwiches, testers were then tasked with choosing their overall favorite.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
Verb
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Perhaps the most salient thing about the Manhattan Project, however, was that it was not entrusted to the private sector.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Principle entrusted the track to his friend Louie Gomez, who remixed it and passed it to DJ Frankie Knuckles.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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