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
Last year, New Jersey passed a law allowing digital driver's licenses and tasking the state's Motor Vehicle Commission with developing and implementing them.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma City’s absences did not affect its frontcourt, tasking Şengün with matching up against the imposing tandem of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2026
Talk about Front Range multi-tasking at its finest.
—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
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma City’s absences did not affect its frontcourt, tasking Şengün with matching up against the imposing tandem of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein.
—Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2026
Talk about Front Range multi-tasking at its finest.
—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
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasking
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There’s a similar mismatch happening with fourth lines in the series, too, with Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour entrusting William Carrier, Mark Jankowski and Eric Robinson with key minutes and being rewarded with three key goals already in this series.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The problem emerged when FIFA began assigning actual seat locations.—
Corey Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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As of Friday, the market is assigning a 42% chance of no rate cuts by year-end, a 41% chance of a quarter-point hike, and a 15% chance of two hikes, according to the CME FedWatch Tool .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Oman has reportedly been in talks with Iran about charging vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait, the vital global oil-shipping route that has been largely blocked by Iranian threats since the war began.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The five-seat X-Trail Rock Creek comes powered by Nissan's e-Power self-charging hybrid system featuring e-4orce all-wheel drive with 201-hp front and 134-hp rear electric motors.—
C.C. Weiss
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The preparation my team never sees is often what makes my responses worth trusting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Tasking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasking. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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