as in living
a way of earning money in order to live
Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
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Recent Examples of livelihood
Hidalgo-Monroy Wohlgemuth argues that, even with initiatives that offer farmers a livable income and pricing stability, such fair trade agreements aren’t a catch-all solution for rural livelihood development.
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JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Still, there is room for policy action to actually improve Nigerian livelihoods, particularly by solving food inflation.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Work gives us livelihoods, structure, and purpose.
—Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
No doubt customer service, HR, and IT workers in the industry are wondering how their employers will respond—and whether their livelihoods are at risk.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Still, there is room for policy action to actually improve Nigerian livelihoods, particularly by solving food inflation.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Work gives us livelihoods, structure, and purpose.
—Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
No doubt customer service, HR, and IT workers in the industry are wondering how their employers will respond—and whether their livelihoods are at risk.
—Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for livelihood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
Noun
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An aerospace startup that aims to provide a method to build living and industrial structures in space, communications systems and solar arrays to beam energy to Earth has opened its headquarters in Golden.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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This two-story home boasts a generous living space with six bedrooms and two bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other states, there would be no change to the program, and DACA recipients would still be granted employment authorization documents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the school did not give Lea 180 days notice of her firing, as outlined in her employment agreement, according to the lawsuit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Set to launch later this year, Riyadh Air will debut a 28-seat business-class cabin in a palette of indigo, lavender, mocha golds, and stone accents—its aesthetic loosely inspired by a Bedouin tent.—
Chris Dong,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Despite her many titles, from entrepreneur to author to working mom, DesRochers has built her businesses around a human-first mentality.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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