tasks 1 of 2

plural of task

tasks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of task
as in entrusts
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 tasks
Noun
Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Its Claude Tag tool, introduced in June, can follow Slack discussions and check back on unresolved tasks. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 At present, the robust semiconductors required for these tasks are only made abroad. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Under a new Airbnb rule, guests will no longer have to complete a laundry list of housekeeping tasks at the time of checkout. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Airbnb has revised its rules to reduce the tasks a host can expect a guest to perform at the end of their stay — and washing dishes has been wiped from the to-do list. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Anthropic on Wednesday announced a new personal AI agent that can accomplish tasks on your behalf, called Claude Duet. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 The software platform can manage workflows between human resources and IT, even if the tasks involve an outside chatbot such as Claude. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 When one worker’s father fell ill, his colleague, Brooke, took over the tasks the two had planned to do together. — Vanessa M. Conzon, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting. — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and assign it tasks from a single interface. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 The order tasks the commission with a 120-day timeline to submit a proposal to Trump for the leadership structure, curriculum, and organizational details of the new academy. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, the movie stars Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who tasks a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) with making her a wicker husband (Skarsgård). — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026 Odysseus tasks a young soldier named Sinon—a character who does not appear in the poem—with offering the horse to the Trojans. — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 The companies at the forefront of AI know which tasks their systems are likely to absorb. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 The Three Peaks Challenge tasks participants with climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours, and Princess Kate completed the trek after setting out on Saturday evening. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
  • Backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to handle kick return duties, while wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is expected to be the punt returner.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In his absence, the duo of Damon Ferguson and La’Vell Wright have handled Pittsburgh’s duties in the backfield.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But the judge initially permitted him to supervise prosecutions in his other roles — an arrangement the subsequent 9th Circuit ruling undermined.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • West, Ciaravino and Gill have stepped into leadership roles given all of the turnover.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • State attorneys general argued that the Constitution entrusts states, not federal officials, to conduct elections.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In September, Anthropic updated Claude to combine chat with Cowork and keep working on assignments after users closed their laptops.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • During his funeral last year, he was described as a selfless colleague, dedicated public servant and someone who regularly volunteered for the most dangerous assignments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The benefit of being an official NFL partner is more for marketing purposes instead of anything that actually impacts lines.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Well, myself and the people in my office, but yes, for all intents and purposes, it has not been seen by anyone.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Yook plays Han Sun-woo, a legal intern who would rather be designing jewelry and who trusts his instincts over logic.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Garrix doesn’t disagree, but trusts that depth will come through when people hear MARTY front to back.
    — Rachel Narozniak, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But even for those of us who still have jobs, something corrosive is happening.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The candidates were asked if money could be saved by consolidating back-office functions and other efficiencies.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • However, the researchers have not yet combined the two functions into a single drug.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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