as in entrusting
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 tasking
Ballad is backdropped by the city’s infamous casinos, which also proved tasking.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
It is designed to enable operator decisions in real time, providing the human touch while teleoperating robotic systems and tasking them with complex autonomous functions.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Former President Biden selected his home state of Delaware as the site for his presidential library, tasking a group of friends and former aides with beginning a fundraising push to complete the venture.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
This mostly presents itself in the form of extended exploration throughout its many stages, tasking players with finding switches to hit and alternate paths to unlock.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
It is designed to enable operator decisions in real time, providing the human touch while teleoperating robotic systems and tasking them with complex autonomous functions.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Former President Biden selected his home state of Delaware as the site for his presidential library, tasking a group of friends and former aides with beginning a fundraising push to complete the venture.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
This mostly presents itself in the form of extended exploration throughout its many stages, tasking players with finding switches to hit and alternate paths to unlock.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasking
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Wang Jingtao, a deputy director of China’s Cyberspace Administration, said the deal could include methods such as entrusting the operation of TikTok’s US user data and content security services, as well as licensing its algorithms and intellectual property rights.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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This requires strategically deciding what to delegate, creating a detailed plan, and entrusting a reliable assistant.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Is charging toward success worth jeopardizing connection?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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North Dakota and Maine have only 8% of homeowners in fee-charging associations, followed by Rhode Island, South Dakota and Wisconsin at 10%, and Vermont (11%).—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The joyful tune avoids assigning blame to the left, and doesn’t touch on the political divide in America or the MAGA movement.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The partisan rancor runs far deeper than simply assigning fault for Kirk’s death.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Tasking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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