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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Drones offer superior reconnaissance, maneuverability, and expendability, making snipers’ traditional deep-behind-enemy-lines missions more dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Calling nonprofits anti-American “flies in the face of a long history of cross-ideological, bipartisan consensus that the diversity of missions of nonprofits was a strength,” Phil Buchanan, CEP’s president, said in an interview.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Coordinated radio tracking through the DSN may also help future spacecraft navigation efforts during later missions to Mars.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

By comparing data gathered by Psyche with measurements from the Mars missions, scientists will be able to improve calibration of the spacecraft's instruments.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

That way, if people were transferred or killed in combat, there were always competent airwomen ready to fly the open-cockpit Po-2s on their nightly harassment missions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein