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
Talk about Front Range multi-tasking at its finest.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Saleh signed a five-year contract to be the next Tennessee head coach on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding the Titans back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The leagues’ position today looks a lot like ESPN’s 15 years ago, controlling what fans want most while tasking someone else with managing distribution.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Herard would then send the frame to Royce to ensure that vocals were in pocket before tasking producers to add instrumentation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The Lakers are going to have to square that cylinder, and figure out how they’re supposed to do more with less without tasking players like Hachimura with doing more.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Saleh signed a five-year contract to be the next Tennessee head coach on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding the Titans back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The leagues’ position today looks a lot like ESPN’s 15 years ago, controlling what fans want most while tasking someone else with managing distribution.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Herard would then send the frame to Royce to ensure that vocals were in pocket before tasking producers to add instrumentation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The Lakers are going to have to square that cylinder, and figure out how they’re supposed to do more with less without tasking players like Hachimura with doing more.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasking
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At any rate, the fact that NBC is entrusting its sportsapalooza to Tirico speaks volumes about the quality of his work and his broad appeal as a television personality.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
Jorge Valencia,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Instead the issue lies in assigning ownership of solutions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa also cautioned against assigning major projects to smaller companies lacking technical capacity, pointing to the Petrocedeño project, which was previously operated by France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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In one instance, Cordero met with a foreign national and provided the individual with a passport and visa allowing travel to the United States in exchange for cash, according to charging documents.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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New infrastructure, such as landing pads and charging stations, will support this growth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Palmer is ultimately trusting that his training and work will get him onto that first place podium Saturday.—
Christina Huang,
San Antonio Express-News,
12 Feb. 2026
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After rehabilitating from her ACL injury, this season was all about trusting her skiing.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Tasking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasking. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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