as in entrusting
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 tasking
Talk about Front Range multi-tasking at its finest.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Saleh signed a five-year contract to be the next Tennessee head coach on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding the Titans back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The leagues’ position today looks a lot like ESPN’s 15 years ago, controlling what fans want most while tasking someone else with managing distribution.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Herard would then send the frame to Royce to ensure that vocals were in pocket before tasking producers to add instrumentation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The Lakers are going to have to square that cylinder, and figure out how they’re supposed to do more with less without tasking players like Hachimura with doing more.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Saleh signed a five-year contract to be the next Tennessee head coach on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding the Titans back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The leagues’ position today looks a lot like ESPN’s 15 years ago, controlling what fans want most while tasking someone else with managing distribution.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
You’re known for multi-tasking on your films, having control over most every stage of production.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Herard would then send the frame to Royce to ensure that vocals were in pocket before tasking producers to add instrumentation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The Lakers are going to have to square that cylinder, and figure out how they’re supposed to do more with less without tasking players like Hachimura with doing more.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasking
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At any rate, the fact that NBC is entrusting its sportsapalooza to Tirico speaks volumes about the quality of his work and his broad appeal as a television personality.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
Jorge Valencia,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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Like other participants, the Mantic AI had to answer 60 questions by assigning probabilities to certain outcomes.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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If, as seems to be generally accepted, the Biden administration allowed some 15 million immigrants into the country, assigning 1,000 judges to their hearings and having each hear five cases a day would result in the process taking about 10 years to complete.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scheyer and other Duke officials immediately sprang to the Blue Devils’ defense, trying to create a barrier against charging fans.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, charging takes about 75 minutes using a 240-volt outlet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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And our allies might think twice about trusting us to have their back.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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A lot more scared of trusting people and getting to know people.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Tasking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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