as in entrusted
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 tasked
Under Florida’s Constitution, my colleagues and I in the Legislature are tasked with drawing congressional districts, but once again lawmakers appear to be waiting for direction from the executive branch before acting.
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Dan Daley, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The annual dinner usually includes a monologue by a comedian tasked with roasting the President and attendees.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
Glockner was tasked with a redo of the company’s ethics and investigations program and testifying before the Illinois House’s six-member special investigating committee in September 2020.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Inconsistencies may matter to the jury, which will be tasked with weighing which tech leader is most credibly committed to AI safety.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Assessment staff were repeatedly tasked with sending out communications that should have come from the BOE, the state found, while the BOE violated public records law by holding closed meetings without taking publicly available notes from January 2023 to December 2024.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
The elections in both territories were for the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads and electricity.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There and throughout the West Bank, voting determines the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads and electricity.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Dan Daley, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The annual dinner usually includes a monologue by a comedian tasked with roasting the President and attendees.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
Glockner was tasked with a redo of the company’s ethics and investigations program and testifying before the Illinois House’s six-member special investigating committee in September 2020.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Inconsistencies may matter to the jury, which will be tasked with weighing which tech leader is most credibly committed to AI safety.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Assessment staff were repeatedly tasked with sending out communications that should have come from the BOE, the state found, while the BOE violated public records law by holding closed meetings without taking publicly available notes from January 2023 to December 2024.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
The elections in both territories were for the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads and electricity.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There and throughout the West Bank, voting determines the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads and electricity.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasked
entrusted
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That is not too much to ask of students, our teachers, or the institutions entrusted with launching us into our careers as physicians, researchers, and healers.—
Uzma Rentia,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last year, the White House entrusted Driscoll with a second role—directing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives—much like how Rubio carries the titles of secretary of state and national security adviser.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasked. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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