as in job
a duty that is given to a person; a post to which someone is appointed
A destination as department chair was her reward for years of dedicated service.
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Recent Examples of destination
This month, Global Citizen Solutions released its first-ever Global Education Report naming the top destinations for higher education.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Beyond being in a malaria-free zone, the largest private reserve in all of South Africa is one of the most family-friendly destinations imaginable.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Forget the monkeys; this is the most dangerous part of our new destination, and the one with the greatest potential to surprise at season’s end.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
The new cast of The White Lotus season three has officially checked in, this time with Thailand as their destination.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Beyond being in a malaria-free zone, the largest private reserve in all of South Africa is one of the most family-friendly destinations imaginable.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Forget the monkeys; this is the most dangerous part of our new destination, and the one with the greatest potential to surprise at season’s end.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
The new cast of The White Lotus season three has officially checked in, this time with Thailand as their destination.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destination
Noun
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Since the start of the Depression, in late 1929, one out of three American workers had lost his job.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Linking the robots was a job of magnets that could rotate to maintain adhesion regardless of their orientation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, markets in the Northeast and Midwest remain competitive due to persistent inventory shortages, keeping sellers in a stronger position.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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But still the firm offered him the position — handling small tasks like making copies.—
Laura Kwerel,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although that stretch of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré has been plagued by disruptions, due to its proximity to the Élysée presidential palace, the designer is confident in her choice.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laid out bare, is this a choice at all? CNN’s Svitlana Vlasova contributed to this report.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wines also live up to the hype, and are presented to guests alongside a rotating selection of wines from around the world (e.g., grower Champagne).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is Blumberg’s first Oscars win and first nomination.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2025
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Halliday is a relative newcomer to the industry, though her film debut in the 2022 British feature Blue Jean earned her a BAFTA Scotland Award for best actress and a British Independent Film award nomination.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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Trade policy uncertainty, as measured by an index that counts news articles mentioning the topic, spiked after President Donald Trump won election in November.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Open Secrets said renewable energy interests donated $2.5 million to federal candidates during the 2024 election cycle.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language, the first designation of such kind in the country’s near 250-year history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Alongside 20 of Baker's 100 residents, Woosley hopes to get dark skies designation for the area to lessen the light pollution from the street, house, business lights and other lighting sources.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps a sign of the times, the drama series debuted in second place on the English-language TV list with 19.1M views.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The open-source system provides street addresses for people or places that don’t have one.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Destination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destination. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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