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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten
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Recent Examples of career
Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
Editors note: Kansas City Star visual journalist Dominick Williams has a unique career path.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Noun
Federal layoffs have plunged thousands of Maryland workers into career limbo.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
Editors note: Kansas City Star visual journalist Dominick Williams has a unique career path.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
They were fascinated to see these guys, careering around the field in wheelchairs, playing basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, everything.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
Noun
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The practice was used in 2018 during the first Trump term, when the Senate voted on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as an associate justice.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lamar Jackson’s drive to win the battle of the famous No. 8s is racing on.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The 14-odd members of the McCallister family raced through Terminal 3 before miraculously hopping aboard their American Airlines flight at gate K-12.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While there are no actual doors dividing living spaces in this condo, the arched doorways are covered by thick privacy curtains to cordon each space off from one another.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Hawaii, where the cost of living is high and access to traditional finance is limited, the role of Native CDFIs is particularly critical.—
Oweesta,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The incident comes some seven years after an American missionary, John Allen Chau, traveled to the same island with a bible.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the Russian leader traveled to Mongolia without facing any repercussions – despite the East Asian country being a member of the ICC.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Without intervention in the form of sustainable solutions, this trend could speed up at a more harmful rate.—
Hany Naeem,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This not only speeds up the workflow but also enhances creative decision-making on the fly.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The squad soon discovers the job is a suicide mission and must choose between redemption or the final termination of their close brotherhood.—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Justice Department is considering a plan to merge the ATF and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), both of which often collaborate but have distinct missions.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Williams, a three-year veteran who has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons, is eligible for an extension.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Others, however, rushed to the actor’s defense, pointing out that perhaps Leslie didn’t care—as evidenced by her ear-to-ear grin.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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