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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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It features dozens of upgrades designed for rapid launches of the firm's Starlink satellites and Nasa missions to the moon.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Both SpaceX -- and rival Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned firm also vying to develop a lunar lander -- have realigned their strategies to prioritize projects related to Moon missions.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Earlier missions suggested Jupiter's lightning was exceptionally powerful because they could only detect the brightest flashes.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

On Feb. 24, 1996, six members of the Brothers in three Cessna planes were on one of their regular humanitarian missions, flying over international waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

They made over nine thousand solo flights in their fast and dangerous Yak fighters—about half of those were combat missions, and 125 were air battles.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein