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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 purposes
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
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite taking on extra tasks in hopes of landing a promotion, her career at the company never advanced.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
So keep your eyes on the bigger picture while showing up daily for the small tasks that will get you there!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Scheduling a time to tackle a messy closet, dig through the too-small clothes in my children’s drawers, and even scrub every inch of the laundry room are my most put-off tasks.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Her daily tasks like curating displays and visuals for Norrgatan influenced and perfected her talent for conceiving strong storytelling and communication that can cut through the noise.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Humanoid robots could soon start working in shipyards and perform a range of tasks with a new collaboration.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Simon tasks Murtagh with attending a Jacobite meeting in order to advise Lord Lovat on which alliance the clan should take up.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s also a new mode called Emerald Rush that tasks you with collecting gems as fast as possible using different sets of perks.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Elon Musk and other AI leaders continue to insist that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—an AI that can think and learn like a human, across many tasks—is on the horizon.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite taking on extra tasks in hopes of landing a promotion, her career at the company never advanced.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
So keep your eyes on the bigger picture while showing up daily for the small tasks that will get you there!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Scheduling a time to tackle a messy closet, dig through the too-small clothes in my children’s drawers, and even scrub every inch of the laundry room are my most put-off tasks.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Her daily tasks like curating displays and visuals for Norrgatan influenced and perfected her talent for conceiving strong storytelling and communication that can cut through the noise.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Humanoid robots could soon start working in shipyards and perform a range of tasks with a new collaboration.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The policy also tasks the superintendent to ensure AI use is consistent with other board policies dealing with academic honesty, homework and make-up work, student assessment and student use of technology.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Simon tasks Murtagh with attending a Jacobite meeting in order to advise Lord Lovat on which alliance the clan should take up.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s also a new mode called Emerald Rush that tasks you with collecting gems as fast as possible using different sets of perks.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
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Ongoing inflation and higher tariffs resulting in onerous duties on shoe imports contributed to the increases.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the Sixers theoretically have four centers, one is the brittle Joel Embiid, two are youngsters who haven’t clearly established themselves yet (Adem Bona and Johni Broome) and the other is a near-the-end Andre Drummond, who might also be traded for tax purposes.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Antoni, a former Heritage Foundation economist, had come under fire for his history of social media posts that used economic stats for partisan purposes, sexist remarks, and insults targeting gay TV anchors.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Global markets rely on the Fed being insulated from political pressure, and our market entrusts the Fed with containing inflation; if the Fed's independence is lost, the way its decisions are interpreted changes, and the individual decisions that comprise our market change as well.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But, due to his effectiveness, the cartel entrusts him with larger and even more dangerous shipments.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The majority — or 57% of the conversations analyzed — related to curriculum development, like designing lesson plans and assignments.—
Lee V. Gaines,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The six-week course, according to a syllabus, blends positive thinking with business and money strategies, offering advice on how to outwork the competition, manage ego, overcome failure and set goals — with homework assignments included.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Variety was first to report on the guest starring roles added to the Scrubs reboot.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ringgold filled hers with protest and celebration; Riley charges hers with private reckoning.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, a current Federal Duck Stamp can be used for free admission to any national wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When asked about whether as many as 300,000 workers could lose their jobs, Vought emphasized the administration’s broader goal of shrinking Washington’s reach.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The move means crucial jobs data will not be released on schedule, clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve just weeks ahead of its next meeting.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technology functions by analyzing the measurements from existing sensors to generate new, synthetic data for another sensor that may be failing or too slow to capture key events.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The government shutdown that began this week furloughed thousands of federal workers, froze essential government functions across the nation — and also halted an essential part of Florida’s booming real estate market.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Tasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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