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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation
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Recent Examples of vocation
Lewis seemed to understand that his new vocation would sometimes require a certain amount of ruthlessness.
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Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This is all believable enough within the context of Noah’s vocation.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
If the sales business is a vocation, many agents are proving willing to adapt to leaner times as theatrical openings abroad contract and returns on most foreign films plummet.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Noah is funny, kind, commitment-friendly, wealthy by way of his family and more easygoing than his vocation might suggest.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This is all believable enough within the context of Noah’s vocation.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
If the sales business is a vocation, many agents are proving willing to adapt to leaner times as theatrical openings abroad contract and returns on most foreign films plummet.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Noah is funny, kind, commitment-friendly, wealthy by way of his family and more easygoing than his vocation might suggest.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
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The unimpressed-looking stoic bride was captured munching on a snack while the groom addressed an endearing profession of love to her as her wedding party looked on.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Artists and entrepreneurs need to invent new human-centric professions where the soon-to-be-abundant human labor capacity can be shifted.Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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There was a college homecoming feel with members of the Divine Nine, the network of Black fraternities and sororities, stepping and strolling to upbeat music.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Junior Charlie McGee became the first college student with special needs to be accepted into a fraternity at Clemson University, CBS News reported.Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The series streamlines much of the larger historical context and can feel claustrophobic as a result — in excluding a full picture of what British occupation materially meant in the day-to-day of West Belfast, the series fails to communicate the scale of what this history means to the region.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The legislation does not directly outlaw UNRWA’s operations in the West Bank and Gaza, both considered by international law to be outside the state of Israel but under Israeli occupation.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That involvement should continue to climb in the coming weeks, as USC’s young receiving corps continues to work through growing pains.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Conley is part a full-staff receiving corps that welcomes Samuel back from a one-game absence, as well as tight end George Kittle, who missed last Sunday’s loss at Los Angeles with a Grade I hamstring strain.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Another woman on the same app bailed a few days before our hangout because of work and personal stress.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Always there were the references to Harvard, to his work as an architect and in philanthropy.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Even President Joe Biden’s big spending in 2021 took place in an economy with depressed employment, and the inflationary impact was further mitigated by a surge in immigration, which expanded the labor force and helped create the capacity to meet higher demand.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The data, sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, includes average income, percentage of employment, job creation and job destruction, with each state ranked for its overall performance across these key areas.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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