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
Yet many Arabs, and not a few of the British military authorities tasked with its implementation, opposed the declaration.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
What To Know A former member of Seven & I Holdings board of directors, Dacus took on the leadership role just three months ago, tasked with replicating some of the success that 7-Eleven stores have had in Japan.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These boards are tasked with managing assets worth millions, sometimes billions, without formal training or financial oversight.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Brett, who is the Royals’ vice president of baseball operations, was tasked with helping to find a location in the Kansas City area to host the tournament, since Obradovich wanted to bring it here after starting the tournament in Newport Beach, California, three years ago.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Their follow up Strawberry Mansion, which Birney and Audley wrote, directed and produced, was a futuristic fantasy-romance centered on a man and the woman whose dreams he is tasked with auditing.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The 39-year-old, who has served for the past three years as France’s armed forces minister tasked with responding to the war between Russia and Ukraine, is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
As well as coaching the national teams, he was tasked with raising fielding standards throughout the domestic professional game, working with the county sides to help improve the overall standards.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Gobbetti at the end of July joined the board of Moschino parent Aeffe tasked with defining growth avenues also through strategic partnerships.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
What To Know A former member of Seven & I Holdings board of directors, Dacus took on the leadership role just three months ago, tasked with replicating some of the success that 7-Eleven stores have had in Japan.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
These boards are tasked with managing assets worth millions, sometimes billions, without formal training or financial oversight.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Brett, who is the Royals’ vice president of baseball operations, was tasked with helping to find a location in the Kansas City area to host the tournament, since Obradovich wanted to bring it here after starting the tournament in Newport Beach, California, three years ago.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Their follow up Strawberry Mansion, which Birney and Audley wrote, directed and produced, was a futuristic fantasy-romance centered on a man and the woman whose dreams he is tasked with auditing.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The 39-year-old, who has served for the past three years as France’s armed forces minister tasked with responding to the war between Russia and Ukraine, is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
As well as coaching the national teams, he was tasked with raising fielding standards throughout the domestic professional game, working with the county sides to help improve the overall standards.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Gobbetti at the end of July joined the board of Moschino parent Aeffe tasked with defining growth avenues also through strategic partnerships.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
Verb
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The store was owned by Bonnie Henley until 2022, when it was entrusted to Stephen and Katie Hardister.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Porro has been entrusted with propelling the world’s biggest high-end design trade show into the modern age during a challenging period, and exporting the fair to new global markets like Saudi Arabia.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Guard may have worn out its welcome, but soldiers were still assigned to the region.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the state attorney general charged 20 state felonies against eight people alleged to have engaged in planning and training for an attack on the statehouse and a plan to kidnap lawmakers, including Whitmer.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brown was charged with misdemeanor misusing 911 — a charge one expert said is typically brought against prank callers, not those in a mental crisis.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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