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
Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The White House previously issued an executive order tasking the government with enforcing laws which prevent non-citizens from voting.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 26 Mar. 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
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The White House previously issued an executive order tasking the government with enforcing laws which prevent non-citizens from voting.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 26 Mar. 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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The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Other alleged violations included a failure to give timely responses to claims, provide a factual or legal basis for claim denials and give victims a primary point of contact after assigning three or more adjusters in a six-month period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The company also caused confusion for a customer after assigning a dozen claim adjusters to the case within four months.—
Tran Nguyen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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According to charging documents obtained by WJZ, Robinson was seen by a patrol officer looking into the windows of apartment units.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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On the performance side, the dual-motor variant has been upgraded with a 900V high-voltage electrical architecture, allowing faster energy delivery and charging efficiency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
Verb
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John’s working relationship with Steve began as trusting and close.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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That was a product of going to a zero-torque putter, and trusting his first read.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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“Tasking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasking. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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