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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
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The funding round underscores the venture capital industry's enthusiasm for startups specializing in AI coding agents that can complete a range of software development tasks for users.
—Deirdre Bosa,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Diving, spearfishing, and archery are just a few of the tasks ahead of the chefs who want to procure ingredients for their dishes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
The truck driver may be gone, because tasks in that job don’t have a relational component.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Today, confine yourself to simpler tasks and routine work.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Essential for tasks like guidance, this could help navigate things like submarines or deep-space probes without Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the future.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Childhood milestones, academic traumas, professional turbulence, emotional flashpoints, expressive behaviors, sensitivities, executive dysfunction and how all of these things impact relationships and day-to-day tasks are all covered in that discussion.
—Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Office 2024 includes core applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, supporting a wide range of everyday tasks.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Real logistics tasks The trial centered on a standard warehouse picking workflow.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Set in the ’90s, the game tasks players with such activities as stocking shelves, manning the checkout counter, and balancing the daily books; sometimes a videotape needs to be rewound, or a patron disputes a late fee.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The Society tasks her with righting wrongs.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The eight-page agreement also tasks colleges to provide wraparound support services including counseling and tutoring to better prepare students.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The contract, signed in January 2026, tasks BBK with advocating before Congress, the White House and federal agencies on behalf of the county to secure funding and action to address cross-border sewage flows that have fouled South Bay beaches and communities for decades.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The challenge tasks library patrons with reading 50 books from 50 different categories, according to the library’s website.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The consent decree also tasks the Department of Mental Health with creating two pilot programs to treat people at jails instead of waiting for a bed at the state mental hospital in Vinita.
—Sierra Pfeifer, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
Your focus sharpens and tasks move faster as Mercury joins Mars in Aries in your 6th house.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The funding round underscores the venture capital industry's enthusiasm for startups specializing in AI coding agents that can complete a range of software development tasks for users.
—Deirdre Bosa,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Diving, spearfishing, and archery are just a few of the tasks ahead of the chefs who want to procure ingredients for their dishes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
The truck driver may be gone, because tasks in that job don’t have a relational component.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Today, confine yourself to simpler tasks and routine work.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Essential for tasks like guidance, this could help navigate things like submarines or deep-space probes without Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the future.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Childhood milestones, academic traumas, professional turbulence, emotional flashpoints, expressive behaviors, sensitivities, executive dysfunction and how all of these things impact relationships and day-to-day tasks are all covered in that discussion.
—Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Office 2024 includes core applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, supporting a wide range of everyday tasks.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Real logistics tasks The trial centered on a standard warehouse picking workflow.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Set in the ’90s, the game tasks players with such activities as stocking shelves, manning the checkout counter, and balancing the daily books; sometimes a videotape needs to be rewound, or a patron disputes a late fee.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The Society tasks her with righting wrongs.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The eight-page agreement also tasks colleges to provide wraparound support services including counseling and tutoring to better prepare students.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The contract, signed in January 2026, tasks BBK with advocating before Congress, the White House and federal agencies on behalf of the county to secure funding and action to address cross-border sewage flows that have fouled South Bay beaches and communities for decades.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The challenge tasks library patrons with reading 50 books from 50 different categories, according to the library’s website.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The consent decree also tasks the Department of Mental Health with creating two pilot programs to treat people at jails instead of waiting for a bed at the state mental hospital in Vinita.
—Sierra Pfeifer, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
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The section Democrats are now invoking, which allows for the permanent removal of a president deemed unable to discharge his duties, has never been used.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The ship had spent more than a month at Souda Bay, Greece, before rejoining operational duties.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the Moon in your 10th House squaring Mars in your 7th, expectations can clash if roles or responsibilities aren’t clear.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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There are flying cars held at bay by the power of telekenesis and Park teleporting, as the crew clumsily accept their new ‘hero’ roles and attempt to take on the villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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The Constitution entrusts Congress with the authority to declare war, ensuring that matters of armed conflict are subject to careful deliberations and democratic accountability.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sam has encouraged the boy to be more conscientious with his studies and has been learning alongside him for years, picking up his schoolbooks and offering ideas on how to make the assignments more meaningful.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The nurse said management is still tripling assignments in the ICU and that the hospital is pulling nurses from other units to cover the shortfall who are not trained to work in the ICU.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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So Veach trusts his instincts — and his scouts.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Everyone trusts Max Muncy to lay off bad pitches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Stagnation, or zero or even falling output, means fewer jobs, so unemployment rates will rise and numbers of people with jobs will stagnate or fall.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mentorship is not an initiative but part of how the organization functions.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Standard multi-color leather front seats include heating and ventilation functions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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