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missions

NOUN

person's task, responsibility

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assignment business calling charge commission duty end errand goal job lifework object objective office operation profession purpose pursuit quest sortie trade trust undertaking vocation work

Antonyms

STRONG

avocation entertainment fun hobby pastime recreation retreat unemployment

Example Sentences

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Firefighters were able to get a better handle on the situation after two overnight reconnaissance missions into the 15-acre manufacturing complex on the 12000 block of Western Avenue in Garden Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The experiment is part of China's preparations for future lunar missions, as well as missions to Mars.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

China is "steadily" building operational experience for "sustained occupation" of its Tiangong space station, and year-long missions are an important step towards future lunar and potentially deep-space ambitions, said Macquarie University's Richard de Grijs.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The missions have allowed the company to make numerous advances with the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

All over the USSR, women who could fly were now assigned to train new pilots—many of them young men who’d be flying off to combat missions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein