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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
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.
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Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Historically, the prime tasks of NATO’s top civilian official — always a European, never an American — have been to encourage consensus in an organization that makes its decisions unanimously, and to speak on behalf of all 32 member countries.
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Lorne Cook,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
But when non-negotiable tasks are framed as questions, children can become confused about whether the task is actually optional.
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Siggie Cohen,
CNBC,
4 July 2026
Tthe Oyan River is used for the essential daily tasks of washing clothes, fishing and cleaning and preparing cassava root, the main crop.
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William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
Both inner and outer displays are spacious and stunning, and a powerful processor supports a rich range of AI features as well as all your everyday tasks.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Having a stronger core will reduce the load placed on your spine and can help prevent strain during tasks that involve lifting, bending, and reaching.
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Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
28 June 2026
The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
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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.
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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.
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Sacbee.com,
21 May 2026
The law also tasks museums with the mission to research provenance within their collections.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
The law tasks districts that adopt prayer periods with obtaining parental consent for students to participate.
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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.
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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.
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Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.
—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Historically, the prime tasks of NATO’s top civilian official — always a European, never an American — have been to encourage consensus in an organization that makes its decisions unanimously, and to speak on behalf of all 32 member countries.
—
Lorne Cook,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
But when non-negotiable tasks are framed as questions, children can become confused about whether the task is actually optional.
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Siggie Cohen,
CNBC,
4 July 2026
Tthe Oyan River is used for the essential daily tasks of washing clothes, fishing and cleaning and preparing cassava root, the main crop.
—
William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
Both inner and outer displays are spacious and stunning, and a powerful processor supports a rich range of AI features as well as all your everyday tasks.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Having a stronger core will reduce the load placed on your spine and can help prevent strain during tasks that involve lifting, bending, and reaching.
—
Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
28 June 2026
The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Verb
Team JavaJuice is a team organized for FIRST Tech Challenge, a program that tasks students and their mentors with a hands-on engineering challenge of building and programming competitive, classroom-scale robots for a game that is released annually in September.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
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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.
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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.
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Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
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On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
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Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
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Boston first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington starter Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions and undisclosed fines for their roles in the fourth-inning altercation.
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ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
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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.
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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).
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Rehabilitation assignments, promotions and demotions often become part of the development process, particularly for pitchers returning from major surgeries.
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The Tribune maintains editorial control over assignments and content.
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
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Calling 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer out of retirement for the tournament is an indication of the lack of world-class players head coach Julian Nagelsmann trusts.
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Brand sentiment, the real measure of a creator's intrinsic value, the strength of their network and how much their audience genuinely trusts them.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected.
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Neural pathways controlling core bodily functions — feeling in the limbs, movement and breathing — were collapsing one by one, like circuit breakers tripping in rapid succession.
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Each serving is packed with calcium to support the body’s functions.
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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