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
The helicopter had three on board and was on a training mission from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, officials have said.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
In the control room, 25 engineers reviewed live data during the mission.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Blue Origin is currently targeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, for its first New Shepard mission of the year.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Proceeds will benefit the Springsteen Center’s mission to not only preserve artifacts related to the Boss’ career but also produce exhibitions and other programs celebrating American music in all its forms.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
In the control room, 25 engineers reviewed live data during the mission.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Blue Origin is currently targeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, for its first New Shepard mission of the year.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Proceeds will benefit the Springsteen Center’s mission to not only preserve artifacts related to the Boss’ career but also produce exhibitions and other programs celebrating American music in all its forms.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Mop Head For socks that are extra long and stretchy, pulling them over the head of a sweep broom, like a Swiffer, is an easy way to get the job done.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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He had been designated for assignment when the Dodgers finalized their one-year contract with Kirby Yates on Thursday.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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In return for Brasier, the Dodgers will receive either cash or a player to be named from the Cubs. Brasier, 37, had been designated for assignment on Thursday when the Dodgers made official their signing of Kirby Yates.—
Sahadev Sharma,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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During their press duties in the days before the Super Bowl, players from both teams were asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s attendance at the game.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2025
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The corporal, while on duty in his marked patrol car, reportedly encountered the girl on North Avenue in front of Coppin.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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For more on the operation, check out the full article here.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Police, State and Emergency Service volunteers, wildlife rangers and aerial assistance have been involved in the search operation to find Yunkaporta.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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There's also bipartisan pressure to enforce nonprofit hospitals' responsibility to provide charity care in exchange for their no-tax status, and to more closely examine a drug-purchasing program that many such facilities can take advantage of to get steep discounts on pharmaceuticals.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, creating balance across the festival and making space for different perspectives is the responsibility of the Berlinale rather than individual films or filmmakers.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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