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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
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Those are the problematic tasks of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The challenge is these tasks are hard not just for AI, but also for people.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
And part of it is AI taking some of the tasks over, and part of that is companies investing in AI, and thus pulling back on other investments, including in personnel.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Never tested in orbit, NASA’s robot could, in theory, perform tasks like weaving solar power stations and antennae in space from spools of carbon fiber.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest success was seeing how well the system communicated across different tasks.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Add to that the stresses of living in a small environment with other people and trying to accomplish a lot of tasks in a habitat that is isolated and dangerous.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks, but instructing them on these more sophisticated jobs has been an elusive goal, despite billions of dollars invested into robotics.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
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
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
Noun
With these machines, the researchers built a mock multi-robot assembly line where three different robotic arms cooperated to complete a sequence of tasks.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Those are the problematic tasks of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The challenge is these tasks are hard not just for AI, but also for people.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
And part of it is AI taking some of the tasks over, and part of that is companies investing in AI, and thus pulling back on other investments, including in personnel.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Never tested in orbit, NASA’s robot could, in theory, perform tasks like weaving solar power stations and antennae in space from spools of carbon fiber.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest success was seeing how well the system communicated across different tasks.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Add to that the stresses of living in a small environment with other people and trying to accomplish a lot of tasks in a habitat that is isolated and dangerous.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks, but instructing them on these more sophisticated jobs has been an elusive goal, despite billions of dollars invested into robotics.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasks
Noun
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The paramilitary guard will take over security duties currently performed by conventional military forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mickey Mouse was hugely popular in Germany (including personally with Hitler), but Germany imposed hefty duties on the import of foreign films after the Nazis came to power, bringing Mickey Mouse’s broad viewership to a halt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a reason Miranda Priestly remains one of the Oscar-winner’s most beloved roles and a hall-of-fame malefactor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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After a string of recent comedic TV roles, including a guest spot on her husband Adam Brody’s hit rom-com series Nobody Wants This, Leighton Meester keeps finding her stride on screen.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 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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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
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But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His career also includes assignments in China and Afghanistan, as well as work in the private sector prior to joining the Foreign Service.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, sheep can’t solve crimes until human incompetence forces them to step into the breach; though pushed for the purposes of fantasy, the limits of animal intelligence are a poignant factor in the tale.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional veterinary advice.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Republican strategists said Vance’s participation is a demonstration that Trump trusts him, an essential trait for any future Republican presidential nominee and aspiring heir to the MAGA movement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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There have been struggles in her first full season at Chelsea but Wiegman trusts her enormously, handing her the captain’s armband in Williamson’s absence for her 100th cap in the 1-0 win over Spain.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When people are priced out of their neighborhoods, they are pushed farther away from their jobs, schools and support systems.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Players are also connected with jobs via the team’s union.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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While Medina-Medina was in Colombia, he was shot in the head, which resulted in the loss of a portion of his brain and skull, leaving him to relearn basic functions, his attorney said.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The notion of a mother tongue assumes that language functions as a common thread in families, tying parent to child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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