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
Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Christopher McQuarrie has helmed the last four sequels and gets Cruise’s actual mission: Come as close as possible to killing me onscreen.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Minority-serving institutions Minority-serving institutions have a mission to serve certain student populations.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Their mission is to store and process data generated on Earth or by other satellites.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Christopher McQuarrie has helmed the last four sequels and gets Cruise’s actual mission: Come as close as possible to killing me onscreen.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Minority-serving institutions Minority-serving institutions have a mission to serve certain student populations.
—Amy Li, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Their mission is to store and process data generated on Earth or by other satellites.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mission
Noun
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The unemployment rate is hovering at just over 4%, and employers have added a solid number of jobs each month.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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For manufacturing to continue growing our economy, creating jobs and developing the best products in the world, the United States must update its permitting laws and procedures.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The Orioles previously designated Blewett for assignment just days after acquiring him after the Minnesota Twins placed him on waivers.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The Royals designated right-handed pitcher Thomas Hatch for assignment — he’d been recalled from Triple-A Omaha for the doubleheader — meaning Cameron remains in the majors.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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In its ruling, the court said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump invoked to impose the tariffs, does not authorize a president to levy universal duties on imports.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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The federal court ruling aimed at striking down the majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the government to pay back billions of dollars in import duties that have already been collected.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The Trump administration has maintained that terminations are coming from agency heads and insisted Musk hasn't been running DOGE's day-to-day operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services have said that food safety is a priority, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in an April 29 interview with the newsletter Inside Medicine that the recent job cuts would not affect agency operations.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The president does not have the power to appoint the NPG director; instead, that responsibility is meant to be in the hands of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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In difficult moments Bruno is the guy who takes responsibility.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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