callings

plural of calling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for callings
Noun
  • Just like in all professions, people know each other.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Being a taxi or ambulance driver won't automatically protect against developing Alzheimer's disease or dying from it but frequent behaviors within those professions could reveal information about preventing the illness.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Grant cancellations are tantamount to instantaneous salary cuts for scientists, and can force them to halt studies, fire staff, and tell participants that their time and effort may have been wasted.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The first round of cancellations, which began on the evening of February 28, focused mainly on grants that included a DEI component or involved transgender participants; officials at the agency were also told to cut off funding to projects that allot money to China.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The company evaluated several occupations by how much human interaction is required and the possibility of automation to determine which jobs will be the most resistant to AI.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Teenagers would still be prohibited from working in many hazardous occupations like meatpacking or roofing.
    Ana Ceballos, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Callings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callings. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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