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 company also offers unmanned ground vehicles for land missions and is working on a unmanned surface and underwater platforms for marine operations, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The letter 'D', which stands for "deceased," is one of the UN-approved symbols being used by search-and-rescue missions in Venezuela, one week after deadly twin tremors struck the country.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The lunar logistics startup Astrobotic Technology was also given $297.9 million to carry out two missions.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Those trajectories made them ideal destinations for sample-return missions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

They even surprised navigator Tatyana Sumarokova on the morning of her birthday after her night’s bombing missions, presenting her with a bottle of champagne and singing her a song they’d made up themselves!

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein