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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
Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
That meant that Baker & Taylor took on some of these tasks, helping to speed up the process and freeing staff members to do other work.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Mercury enters Gemini in your 6th House of Work and Health, highlighting systems, tasks, and the habits that keep your day functional.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Changing positions regularly, alternating tasks and taking short breaks every 20 to 30 minutes helps reduce cumulative strain before fatigue begins affecting posture and technique.
—Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Many doctors and nurses spend a significant part of their time on administrative tasks, such as data entry.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The design also incorporates an integrated IR illuminator for close-range tasks.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Those robots can make dangerous tasks like window washing or wind turbine inspections more efficient and reduce costly workplace injuries, potentially boosting businesses' bottom lines.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Automating any one of them lets workers devote more time to others or to new tasks altogether.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
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
An orchestrating agent delegates tasks to specialized subagents, which may in turn call external APIs or interact with agents operated by partner organizations.
—Huzefa Olia, Forbes.com, 9 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
Noun
Having seen it on TV before, with its repetitive visuals—every athlete in black spandex, performing the same tasks with minute variations—this seemed dubious.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
That meant that Baker & Taylor took on some of these tasks, helping to speed up the process and freeing staff members to do other work.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Mercury enters Gemini in your 6th House of Work and Health, highlighting systems, tasks, and the habits that keep your day functional.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Changing positions regularly, alternating tasks and taking short breaks every 20 to 30 minutes helps reduce cumulative strain before fatigue begins affecting posture and technique.
—Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Many doctors and nurses spend a significant part of their time on administrative tasks, such as data entry.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The design also incorporates an integrated IR illuminator for close-range tasks.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Those robots can make dangerous tasks like window washing or wind turbine inspections more efficient and reduce costly workplace injuries, potentially boosting businesses' bottom lines.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Automating any one of them lets workers devote more time to others or to new tasks altogether.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Verb
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
An orchestrating agent delegates tasks to specialized subagents, which may in turn call external APIs or interact with agents operated by partner organizations.
—Huzefa Olia, Forbes.com, 9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
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Fire engineers are typically responsible for maintaining fire engines and other equipment, driving fire engines, and connecting hoses to hydrants and other water sources, in addition to standard firefighter duties.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Away from tarmac, the CX-5 is capable enough for light off-road duties.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Cotillard’s daughter, 9, and son, 15, are encouraging their mother to accept more leading roles in studio films.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Essential worker roles include healthcare positions, teachers, military members, fire and police officers, charity workers, social workers, government employees, supermarket staff, and delivery and transport staff.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 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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Reuters — The Republican speaker of Tennessee’s House of Representatives on Tuesday stripped Democratic lawmakers of all committee assignments as punishment for their role in boisterous protests during last week’s special session on redistricting.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Furthermore, per the committee’s findings, the mandatory DEI training inundated the department’s criminal investigations wing with group meetings, assignments, and other onerous tasks that took time away from actual fraud investigations.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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For many people, getting life insurance or disability insurance would serve similar purposes while offering greater flexibility.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The individuals Turner initially trusts, colleagues and department heads, are the very ones plotting against him.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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When deciding which brands to sign with, Fonseca trusts his instincts and chooses to collaborate with companies that complement his persona.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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One candidate ran as a fervent booster, arguing that Atlantic Yards would bring jobs and housing to the area.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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These titles often glorify overwork and set unrealistic expectations from day one, contributing to the kind of stress that causes people to resign and look for low-stress jobs in the first place.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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That can enable major cost reductions, especially in functions like HR, finance, customer service, and IT.—
Paul Goydan,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Nadler and the OpenEvidence team aim to expand the service’s AI notetaking, billing and visit integration functions in the coming years.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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