Thesaurus results for TASKED

tasked

verb

past tense of task

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year

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Recent Examples of tasked Now, Tan-Gillespie is tasked with getting KFC’s American business back on track as the brand faces growing competition paired with more health-conscious and cash-strapped consumers. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Archibald has also been tasked with increasing Fanatics’ reach with women. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Lin also appointed Doug Belgrad as VP and tasked him with overseeing Netflix’s lineup of original content. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Enter Jillian Arnold, the more than 170,000-person labor group’s first labor and technology intelligence officer, tasked with keeping the union abreast of technological developments and protecting its workers. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 In his career, Brown has done modifications on race cars and motorbikes, but this was his first time he was tasked to make a raceable coffin. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Outdated technology beleaguers county governments tasked with implementing the programs and the Legislature earmarked $75 million for upgrades. — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The great New Zealand actor Rachel House, as Chrissie’s housekeeper, has been tasked with bringing a discordantly comedic note by playing the character as overtly resentful of Klara’s arrival. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 One is tasked with reporting and response, another with assessing critical infrastructure and working with the private sector, and a third with law enforcement and responsibility, Clayton said. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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entrusted

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In an increasingly complicated world, those entrusted with power seem less able—or willing—than ever to take on the threats that loom.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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