as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
And that in itself is a challenge, because India does need to create more jobs for this very large demographic, this youth bulge, that needs to find gainful employment.
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Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024
So far no one has created a gainful business based on the concept.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program allows federal student loan borrowers to request debt cancellation due to a physical or psychological condition that prevents them from engaging in substantial, gainful employment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In many of his songs, love sucked, gainful work was elusive, and the choice between redemption and destruction was often decided by a single step.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024
So far no one has created a gainful business based on the concept.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program allows federal student loan borrowers to request debt cancellation due to a physical or psychological condition that prevents them from engaging in substantial, gainful employment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In many of his songs, love sucked, gainful work was elusive, and the choice between redemption and destruction was often decided by a single step.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for gainful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
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Although Amazon doesn’t disclose profitability for this business, advertising tends to be highly lucrative.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nvidia, riding the AI boom that has proven so lucrative for the chipmaker, is set to replace semiconductor peer Intel on the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average.BYAndrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thayer said the real estate industry is aware that Colorado is not as profitable a state for insurers as in the past.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its CommScope NEXT transformation initiative, aiming to drive shareholder value through profitable growth, operational efficiency, and portfolio optimization.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The worthwhile parts of Twitter (real-time news, sports, culture, silly memes, spontaneous encounters with celebrity accounts) have been drowned out by hateful garbage.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The extra cost is worthwhile if the shipment is successful.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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