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Recent Examples of lifework
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.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
From a restricted viewing area not far away, Louise Prockter, a graceful scientist with sandy hair, glanced at a countdown clock and then back at the rocket, which carried her lifework.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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
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
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How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Don Luigi Ciotti, a seventy-nine-year-old priest, has become a household name in Italy for his lifework as an anti-Mafia activist.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
What has defined his lifework has been the 30 months between the two.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
From a restricted viewing area not far away, Louise Prockter, a graceful scientist with sandy hair, glanced at a countdown clock and then back at the rocket, which carried her lifework.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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
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
Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Don Luigi Ciotti, a seventy-nine-year-old priest, has become a household name in Italy for his lifework as an anti-Mafia activist.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
What has defined his lifework has been the 30 months between the two.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifework
Noun
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Other works expressed deep concern for his country.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Their work spans both natural and built environments, and is committed to the discovery of new material and social possibilities.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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In his previous vocation as a real estate developer, Trump became familiar with the things that make a building more than merely functional but surpassingly beautiful.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The native Texan has a short résumé, mainly because playing Georgie became something of a permanent profession.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Richard Hendricks, Pied Piper’s founder and the primary author of that algorithm, is a coder by profession but an idealist by nature.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of them previously worked on behalf of Ukraine's own security services before switching sides when Russia's Crimean occupation began.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The army maintained a tenuous occupation of the region.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dual-mandate of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, set by Congress, is to maximize employment while keeping prices stable, targeting a 2 percent rate of inflation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Huge capital allocation has not created productivity gains, employment growth, or income opportunities for the Chinese population.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With mortgage rates approaching 7 percent, inflation pushing up the cost of living, and employers rolling back remote work policies, the realities of home ownership have collided with the optimism of early pandemic buying.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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But director Workman and company find more than that, in a true story of a truly nutty living situation.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Funds focused on agriculture, sustainable livelihoods, women leadership and development, military training and education, and programs to strengthen the private sector, along with, curiously, just over $11 million to support nonproliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.—
Mara Kardas-Nelson,
The Dial,
8 Apr. 2025
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Bradley Whitford is risking his livelihood — and now with all the MAGA loons on the loose, his safety — to do the right thing.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Saturday's launch was SpaceX's 42nd Falcon 9 mission of 2025.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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