1
as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation
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Recent Examples of vocation
Urbano believes there’s a greater purpose at work in her life, and in her vocation.
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Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Her ambivalence toward her vocation runs throughout her memoir, which interrogates and sometimes rebuts the dogmas that inevitably hardened around such famed artists.
—Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On Sunday night, Americans were treated to a variety of spurious allegations promulgated by several former State Department employees who have made a vocation of insisting that no one will listen to them.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
Most of the population would have learned a vocation instead of academics.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Her ambivalence toward her vocation runs throughout her memoir, which interrogates and sometimes rebuts the dogmas that inevitably hardened around such famed artists.
—Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On Sunday night, Americans were treated to a variety of spurious allegations promulgated by several former State Department employees who have made a vocation of insisting that no one will listen to them.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
Most of the population would have learned a vocation instead of academics.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
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Each time a cluster appears, researchers have tried to pin down the exact environmental hazards, professions, and activities that might be linked to it.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The firms that move first and modernize workflows while keeping auditors in control will define the profession’s future.—
William Tarr,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Craftsman-style home was one of the first to be built along a historic street in the Five Points area, just blocks from the University of Georgia’s campus and the scenic row of sorority and fraternity houses on Milledge Avenue.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The oldest incident occurred in November at a fraternity house off campus, according to records obtained by WKMG.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 13th century sculpted item is currently on view in the Louvre’s Denon wing, where a label says it was acquired during the German occupation of France, with the intention of displaying it in a Düsseldorf museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s too bad for several reasons, including Lee’s meticulous reconstruction of Hong Kong and Shanghai under Japanese occupation, paranoid, perilous places in which anyone could be working with the occupying forces or conspiring against them.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Most of the state’s lobby corps has been engaged by either the hospitals or the pharmaceutical industry since last summer, and SB-71 passed its first committee last week.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2025
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The diverse cultures of Kansas City come together in this parade in the form of lowriders, high-energy drill teams , drum corps and floats packed with families who trace their roots to Ireland.—
The Kansas City Star and,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
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The filmmakers make easy work of granting them the agency to see their stories through, bucking a backdrop of ignorance to stand up to forces attempting to quiet the voices of impending revolution.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work.—
Jonathan Gay,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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Last week, Trump signed an executive order targeting New York firm Paul, Weiss for its former employment of Mark Pomerantz, who was involved in the Manhattan DA's Trump investigation.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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The bill’s contradictory language—allowing testing after a conditional offer but banning it as a condition of employment—adds another layer of complexity.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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