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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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He bragged that he’s led over 130 missions in over 30 nations, but claimed ignorance when asked for details of these daring rescues.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Defense officials have discussed how they could use Starship, the massive rocket SpaceX is developing to deploy bigger payloads to orbit and conduct deeper space missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

These tests are designed to show how future missions could route data through relay satellites when needed or communicate directly with ground stations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

During the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Seoul responded with serious statecraft — strategic stockpile swaps, diplomatic procurement missions, rapid diversification.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“Between us we had to fly three hundred missions every night,” said pilot Nina Raspopova—thirty aircraft flying ten missions each.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein