missions

NOUN

person's task, responsibility

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assignment business calling charge commission duty end errand goal job lifework object objective office operation profession purpose pursuit quest sortie trade trust undertaking vocation work

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun hobby pastime recreation retreat unemployment

Example Sentences

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The government additionally intends to launch an AI Missions Program to advance targeted projects that promise significant public good and meaningful improvements in Canadians’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Missions studying Mars, Europa, Enceladus, and other worlds are producing increasingly detailed measurements of organic chemistry.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

However, Indian media report a Notice to Air Missions has been issued for a warning area over the Bay of Bengal, according to the Times of India newspaper.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Last summer, the Minister for Settlements and National Missions, Orit Strock, put it like this to a sympathetic audience at an outpost in the Hebron hills, the area where Simcha operates.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

Lembede, whose father was an illiterate Zulu peasant from Natal, had trained as a teacher at Adam’s College, an American Board of Missions institution.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela