assignments

noun

plural of assignment
1
as in tasks
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly his first newspaper assignment was writing obituaries

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2
as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged the spy team's assignment was to steal the plans for the nuclear reactor

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3
as in lessons
something assigned to be read or studied have you read the assignment for tomorrow?

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4
as in appointments
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty her assignment to the board of directors was a point of considerable pride for her

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Recent Examples of assignments In Georgia, the lieutenant governor wields immense power in the state Senate by presiding over floor debates and making committee assignments that give him control over what bills reach the floor for a vote. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 What-if scenarios let managers test different task assignments before changing the active plan. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026 Welch did not remove Benton from his committee assignments and other caucus duties until February. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The gang is all headed to Windham for a ski trip, and not since Ramona Singer has there been this amount of drama caused by room assignments. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Story and Kiner-Falefa began rehab assignments last week with Triple-A Worcester and were reevaluated Monday. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 This volunteer team works on assignments for the sheriff's office on calls that include swift water, ice, rope rescues, and missing person reports. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 At the elementary level, independence may include children organizing their own assignments, managing time, asking for help, and accepting responsibility. — Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 The ability to hold multiple assignments at once, or in addition to a full-time job, aligns with young job seekers’ aversion to relying on one employer for economic security. — Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignments
  1. tasks
  2. missions
  3. lessons
  4. appointments
  5. duties
  6. jobs
  7. readings
  8. responsibilities
Noun
  • Once a process to curate guest lists for elaborate events, now restaurateurs can fire off a quick direct message to an influencer between kitchen tasks.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Chinese economist Tang Min states AI reshapes job tasks more than eliminating positions, creating new roles despite global anxiety.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • And although, as a survey-style telescope, Roman boasts a wider, faster view of the sky than either Hubble or JWST, McEnery emphasized that doesn’t make these more focused missions obsolete.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Roman will also detect exoplanets using the tried-and-true transit method, but scientists expect the new telescope to find a lot more than past space missions have, thanks to its wider vision.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of missions
Noun
  • This was not his Dartmouth College graduation keynote of 2025, filled with lessons on getting up after falling.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For Castellanos, meanwhile, the All-American Game provides a chance to remain connected to baseball while passing along lessons from a 15-year major league career that included two All-Star selections and a World Series appearance.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lessons
Noun
  • The State Department has not released the new training materials, explained what officers are being instructed to do differently or said why appointments had to be postponed while the training was conducted.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Professors are shifting a share of their appointments — not just time but funding — into the major.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointments
Noun
  • Welch did not remove Benton from his committee assignments and other caucus duties until February.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both?
    — Jeffrey C. Dixon, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The county’s Fire Department has four fire engineer jobs vacancies, and five additional firefighters are on leave.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Research has shown the devices can cause stress and anxiety for some wearers, who might put too much stock in the readings.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The unofficial course focused on prisoner’s dilemmas, multipolar traps, and readings by Peter Thiel and Paul Graham.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of readings
Noun
  • Most children are forgotten in cars when caregivers are operating on autopilot mode while juggling several responsibilities at once.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While the department attributes the opacity around its procurement and distribution of its massive, $1 trillion budget to the sheer size of the agency and its responsibilities, the GAO has found evidence instead of pervasive money mismanagement.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of responsibilities

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“Assignments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignments. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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