as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives
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Recent Examples of mission
Per the outlet, the film will see Wilson’s character trying to sneak his 13-year-old son into the event, spawning a wild day of side missions and chaotic adventures.
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Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Caught between their academic missions and demands from donors and the government, schools like Harvard are struggling with when to give in and when to stand defiant: how to save their lives without losing their souls.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
The name’s Bezos… Jeff Bezos: Much like a Bond mission, the 007 news was kept top secret.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Their approach was: • B - Aligned with their mission to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
—Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Caught between their academic missions and demands from donors and the government, schools like Harvard are struggling with when to give in and when to stand defiant: how to save their lives without losing their souls.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
The name’s Bezos… Jeff Bezos: Much like a Bond mission, the 007 news was kept top secret.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Their approach was: • B - Aligned with their mission to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
—Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
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The danger was obvious at Villa Park, but Justin did a better job of heading the danger away against Wolverhampton Wanderers at King Power Stadium just before Christmas… … until Wolves gathered up the second ball and Nelson Semedo clipped another high ball back into the box.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump's separate 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico could put 31,000 jobs at risk in the sector.—
TIME,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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These images were taken while on assignment for the Wildlife Conservation Society.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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On a random note: Long before those assignments, Chuck was pepper-sprayed covering the disturbances in Miami the morning Elián Gonzalez was whisked away by federal authorities.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Earlier Thursday, Trump announced all Mexican goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, the successor pact to NAFTA that his first administration negotiated, would not face the duties for a month.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The fresh round of duties on Chinese goods doubled an initial set of tariffs placed on China last month.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The expansion of Israel’s ground operations in Gaza added more pressure to global markets as investors prepare for a busy week packed with major central bank decisions and a high-stakes announcement of US bond sales.—
Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
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While the driver was not participating in a human smuggling operation, authorities warned that the impersonation could result in a citation.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago.—
Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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After Congress passed the No Surprises Act in 2020, the office assumed additional responsibility for setting up and administering the complex process for protecting patients from surprise bills.—
Noam N. Levey,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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