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multitask

[muhl-tee-task, -tahsk, muhl-tahy-] / ˈmʌl tiˌtæsk, -ˌtɑsk, ˈmʌl taɪ- /
VERB
perform multiple tasks simultaneously
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Example Sentences

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When cameras are on, participants can’t multitask or pretend to be paying attention when they aren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

“While I can multitask in my life and as a PR professional, I cannot multitask creatively,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Don’t try to multitask and rapidly soap up the colander between peeling potatoes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

The various techniques let researchers understand which brain regions control what functions, and how tissues and tasks get impacted by different activities, say, when a person tries to multitask.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel