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as in duties
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly
one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family
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as in roles
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse
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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
Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 June 2026
If tasks pile up, batch similar actions and protect your calendar edges, since boundaries keep interruptions from scattering your concentration.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
When routine tasks are automated, the work that remains requires judgment, creativity, and relationships.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The strategy is being driven by the conviction that the future of AI belongs to autonomous agents capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks — such as booking travel or managing calendars — rather than simply answering queries.
—Amedeo Goria, Fortune, 7 June 2026
What’s also interesting here is that AI typically struggles to learn tasks like air hockey.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Finding the right answers will be among the earliest and most difficult tasks for new executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Small tasks can affect independence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
That means Siri must move from a command portal into an assistant that can reliably execute multi-step tasks across apps.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The preamble to the Illinois Constitution tasks the state with some specific objectives — like eliminating poverty and inequality and ensuring legal, social and economic justice.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The order tasks the Labor and Workforce Development Agency with producing a report within three months on how AI will disrupt the workforce and drafting regulations within the following six months.
—Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
The law also tasks museums with the mission to research provenance within their collections.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
The law tasks districts that adopt prayer periods with obtaining parental consent for students to participate.
—Haajrah Gilani, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
The memo now tasks those offices with conducting toxicity assessments and brings an end to the program that has powered the EPA’s efforts to protect people from harmful chemicals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 May 2026
The second episode of Euphoria’s third season finds Rue basking in the glow of God’s favor and settling into her new life working for the strip-club proprietor Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who tasks her with scooping pig slop and covering up evidence of a dancer’s accidental overdose.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The event was the inaugural Miami finale of the Green Heart STEM Challenge, a national program of the Captain Planet Foundation that tasks students in grades six through nine with identifying environmental issues in their communities and designing practical, implementable solutions.
—Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
One of the board's first tasks will be reviewing and finalizing the Colfax Community Vision & Action Plan.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 June 2026
If tasks pile up, batch similar actions and protect your calendar edges, since boundaries keep interruptions from scattering your concentration.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
When routine tasks are automated, the work that remains requires judgment, creativity, and relationships.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The strategy is being driven by the conviction that the future of AI belongs to autonomous agents capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks — such as booking travel or managing calendars — rather than simply answering queries.
—Amedeo Goria, Fortune, 7 June 2026
What’s also interesting here is that AI typically struggles to learn tasks like air hockey.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Finding the right answers will be among the earliest and most difficult tasks for new executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Small tasks can affect independence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
That means Siri must move from a command portal into an assistant that can reliably execute multi-step tasks across apps.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Verb
Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The preamble to the Illinois Constitution tasks the state with some specific objectives — like eliminating poverty and inequality and ensuring legal, social and economic justice.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The order tasks the Labor and Workforce Development Agency with producing a report within three months on how AI will disrupt the workforce and drafting regulations within the following six months.
—Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
The law also tasks museums with the mission to research provenance within their collections.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
The law tasks districts that adopt prayer periods with obtaining parental consent for students to participate.
—Haajrah Gilani, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
The memo now tasks those offices with conducting toxicity assessments and brings an end to the program that has powered the EPA’s efforts to protect people from harmful chemicals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 May 2026
The second episode of Euphoria’s third season finds Rue basking in the glow of God’s favor and settling into her new life working for the strip-club proprietor Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who tasks her with scooping pig slop and covering up evidence of a dancer’s accidental overdose.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The event was the inaugural Miami finale of the Green Heart STEM Challenge, a national program of the Captain Planet Foundation that tasks students in grades six through nine with identifying environmental issues in their communities and designing practical, implementable solutions.
—Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
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After the road trip, Washington, then 73, stepped aside from his managerial duties indefinitely before undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Høiby has no royal title, performs no official duties and is not in the line of succession.—
Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Previous roles include those of adjunct curator of Latin American art at Tate, London (2012–15) and curator of Singapore’s LARA collection (2012–20).—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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The stereotypes of casting Latinos as criminals on screen persisted, with one in four immigrant characters cast in roles involving drug dealing, smuggling, and human trafficking.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Verb
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And Curry entrusts his considerable talent to Kerr, who can look at his star point guard and just about diagnose his disposition.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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The host of the massacre is the powerful tycoon Chester Danforth (filmmaker David Cronenberg), a hotel and casino impresario, who entrusts the actual event planning to his adult children, twins Ursula and Titus (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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They were gathered to learn the crew assignments for Artemis 3, the agency's next mission progressing its efforts to return astronauts to the moon.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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According to a 2025 Fact Sheet by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), at a minimum, 411,549 positions were either unfilled or filled by teachers not fully certified for their assignments, representing about 1 in 8 of all teaching positions nationally.—
Read Alliance,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The Supreme Court decided in 2014 that inherited IRAs do not qualify as retirement funds for purposes of federal bankruptcy protection, as beneficiaries cannot make new contributions and are often required to take distributions from the account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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While municipalities may authorize certain vehicle assignments or equipment for operational purposes, local policies do not supersede state law.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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From the very first shots, we are taken in by an unpretentious filmmaker completely clear in his intention, someone who trusts both himself and us.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Courts are also deciding lawsuits over whether workers were illegally fired in retaliation for doing their jobs under previous administrations.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Washington — While millions of Americans are struggling to find jobs in a tough labor market, healthcare is emerging as a lifeline for career changers.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Plus, most tests sequence which bacteria are present but skip the chemical activity that explains how your gut actually functions, and a stool sample mainly reflects the colon rather than the small intestine where a lot happens.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Sakura Market is owned by Osaka Marketplace and functions as a small-format version of the larger store.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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