as in living
a way of earning money in order to live
Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
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Recent Examples of livelihood
Many businesses fail, costing investors money and employees their livelihood.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Alain Schroeder Diving for a livelihood Soon-ja Hong, 69, is one of the female divers of Jeju Island, South Korea.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Yet, a select group of programs offers a strategic alternative, enabling professionals to address addiction or mental strain without compromising their livelihoods.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Business leaders face challenges, including the frantic need for speedy decision-making, unexpected market shifts, geopolitical volatility, internal mutinies, power plays and harrowing decisions that can hurt the livelihood of their teams by cutting jobs.
—Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Alain Schroeder Diving for a livelihood Soon-ja Hong, 69, is one of the female divers of Jeju Island, South Korea.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Yet, a select group of programs offers a strategic alternative, enabling professionals to address addiction or mental strain without compromising their livelihoods.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Business leaders face challenges, including the frantic need for speedy decision-making, unexpected market shifts, geopolitical volatility, internal mutinies, power plays and harrowing decisions that can hurt the livelihood of their teams by cutting jobs.
—Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
Noun
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Unsurprisingly, the kids are less than thrilled about their new living arrangements, step-parents, and step-siblings.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Sprawled across the top floor of the three-story clubhouse, Unit 204 boasts five bedrooms and six en suite baths sprawled across nearly 5,000 square feet of turnkey living space armed with a Crestron home-automation system that controls the climate, lighting, and shades throughout.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which makes the official call, looks at other indicators like employment rates, business investment and consumer spending to determine if the downturn is widespread and sustained.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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The agency tracks employment and payroll tax payments for all workers with a Social Security number and automatically calculates old age benefits.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And more people chose to work for themselves, submitting far more business applications than before the pandemic.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Apple has been steadily expanding its business through innovative products and a booming services segment.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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