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
In Europe and North America especially, the faith of our ancestors has been in a decades-long retreat—pews emptying, vocations dwindling, parish doors shuttering.
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
My regular readers may have noticed that I am fascinated by good work done well, and of course, the people in fashion and costume who find vocations instead of careers.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
So that was my first phase into doing community work through my vocation.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
That church, the Basílica de San José de Flores, has an engraving marking the date when Francis received his vocation, while in the confessional — September 21, 1953.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
My regular readers may have noticed that I am fascinated by good work done well, and of course, the people in fashion and costume who find vocations instead of careers.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
So that was my first phase into doing community work through my vocation.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
That church, the Basílica de San José de Flores, has an engraving marking the date when Francis received his vocation, while in the confessional — September 21, 1953.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
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The profession requires nuanced assessment, relationship-building, and constant intervention adjustment that AI simply cannot replicate.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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With the show, the verité filmmaker aims to uncover the human element of this high-gloss profession.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The project is described as a fish-out-of-water comedy that follows two hard-partying fraternity brothers who pose as middle school camp counselors to work off community service and salvage their senior year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Several members of the fraternity jumped in to save the six students, according to Sigma Pi’s Cal State Fullerton chapter.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Such is the life of someone in his occupation, whose importance intensifies on days like Thursday.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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That resolution must address the root of the conflict: Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories captured in 1967.—
Daoud Kuttab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Now the Phillies are left to navigate the rest of the season without him and will have to make some changes to assemble a championship-caliber relief corps.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Pickens has the size and play-making ability that was much-needed in the team’s wide receiver corps.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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On top of these funding woes, Beckman said the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, and shifting attitudes towards foreigners in the US, has also pushed her to look for work elsewhere.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Then, a year later, came the moves up the coaching ladder with the Heat that included G League work with the Skyforce.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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The irony is elegant: the same technological revolution threatening employment also provides tools for managing its social consequences.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Down North Pizza goes beyond providing employment to offering concrete resources to stay out of prison.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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