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tasked

VERB

assign, burden

Synonyms

STRONG

charge encumber entrust exhaust lade load oppress overload push saddle strain tax test weary weigh weight

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist exonerate help unburden

Example Sentences

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Mark Wild, chief executive of the project's delivery company HS2 Ltd, was tasked with carrying out comprehensive "reset".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In government, she took on the role of housing secretary and was tasked with rapidly increasing housebuilding and delivering an overhaul of renters' rights.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Mentored by Vuori’s VP of men’s design Kirk Heifner, students were tasked with creating a look for an athlete who moves seamlessly from a workout to an art gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Elsewhere, what used to be roaming bands of Hadzabe men now work as village forest guards, tasked with patrolling vast scrub forests and acacia bushlands to look out for poachers, land grabbers and illegal loggers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The S.O.E. was a secret British organization tasked with carrying out acts of sabotage behind enemy lines all over Europe.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin