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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
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember that Ekblad, who has spent all 11 seasons of his NHL career with the Panthers, becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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
Sam Asghari is well aware of the impact Britney Spears has had on his career.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember that Ekblad, who has spent all 11 seasons of his NHL career with the Panthers, becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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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His wife, a family doctor, relies on C.D.C. apps in her practice.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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Since 2022, drivers who have participated in no more than two F1 races in their careers have been able to drive each of a team’s two cars during the first practice of a race weekend – once in each of their cars, so twice in a full season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the summer months, hundreds of peak baggers set out at 2 a.m. or earlier to race for the summit of Longs Peak before the famed afternoon thunder storms start to roll in.—
Sean McNally,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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But that's what's amazing about this sport, and about racing in Formula 1.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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
Verb
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Until an hour or so prior, Messi’s presence on the traveling roster was uncertain, with the Argentine not having played in the club’s previous three matches.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Waze, Google Maps, Apple’s navigation app—without them, many drivers would be lost when travelling unfamiliar routes.—
Lisya Bahar Manoah,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 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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Like a lot of other companies out there, Volvo has turned to AI to speed up the development process.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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To make those procedures work well, the legislators might increase the budget for the judicial system by a tiny amount earmarked just to speed along these proceedings.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There is no attempt to determine the importance of the functions of each agency being cut or the possibility for better alignment of their mission with their operations.—
Michael Eric Siegel,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2025
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Blue Ghost basked in sunlight for the vast majority of the mission until lunar nightfall brought darkness to the landing site on Sunday.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Let Go of the Finish Line Intensity doesn’t mean rushing to orgasm.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the Indiana transfer played in just two games, picking up 13 rushing yards and 3 catches for 39 yards before the injury.—
Bob Ferrante,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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