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as in job
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 role
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 to entrust
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 task
Greg Pavlik,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Martinez has already experienced the task of maximising the talents of a golden generation with Belgium.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Webster was tasked with building the business in the United States, which remains Roberto Coin’s largest market.
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Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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These elements spell out the difference between simple task automation and an AI workflow an organization can actually trust.
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Greg Pavlik,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Martinez has already experienced the task of maximising the talents of a golden generation with Belgium.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Verb
California tasked leaders of its schools with adopting policies limiting or banning students’ smartphone use.
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Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Webster was tasked with building the business in the United States, which remains Roberto Coin’s largest market.
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Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for task
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Lee Feldman held the job for seven years until he was fired in 2018 by the commission.
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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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In her role as assistant county administrator, Cobbins coordinated alongside the local fire and police departments, municipal court system, city public works and more.
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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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This rare, Fancy Deep Blue gem is the largest ever discovered in Botswana, a national treasure entrusted by the government to the French jewelry house.
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He was also assigned to a DA’s office and entrusted with the investigation of murders.
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Eriyonna Walcott, a 3rd Class Cadet, beelined to the Ecuadorian ship docked next to the Eagle in Norfolk after she was let off duty one afternoon.
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The estimate does not fully capture the federal government’s longer-term personnel costs, including the accrual of veterans’ benefits tied to active-duty service, such as retirement and education benefits.
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There were other reminders as well, some less subtle than others, of the true purpose of Congress.
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Gobao also claims the X1P's 500-Wh and 750-Wh batteries can charge up to 80% in about half an hour, using a 30-A charging power from the company.
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Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
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Educators can now access a Google Classroom app inside Gemini that gives it the context of their classrooms, such as the assignments, the materials, and the grades.
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The Senior Center cannot arrange seating or table assignments.
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Combining these diverse functions within a single material platform has remained one of the central challenges in advancing practical Li-S batteries, as per the release.
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The shop, storage, tools For a property that functions partly like a small operation, the garage with nine-foot-wide doors and shop are part of the package.
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“Task.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/task. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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