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
And does Ainara go through with her vocation?
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John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The Italian photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, who died in August at age ninety-four, announced his vocation to the world by pissing on his lens.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
If being a good writer means living in such a way that the material generates itself, then Paul’s life and vocation are both in need of an overhaul.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Ingelsby hails from a long line of priests, with his uncle leaving his vocation after 30 years, while another two great-uncles served as priests, too.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The Italian photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, who died in August at age ninety-four, announced his vocation to the world by pissing on his lens.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
If being a good writer means living in such a way that the material generates itself, then Paul’s life and vocation are both in need of an overhaul.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Ingelsby hails from a long line of priests, with his uncle leaving his vocation after 30 years, while another two great-uncles served as priests, too.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
Noun
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And now, with the independence of the legal profession at risk, firms must advocate not just for their own clients, or for their short-term business survival, but for the profession itself.—
Fabio Bertoni,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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This, the medical profession maintains, is the stuff of fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yousef Erakat, who portrays fraternity brother Jonathan, has kept his love life private.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rutgers previously reported the fraternity had been issued a cease-and-desist order and placed on disciplinary probation in connection with the incident.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The territory remained under Portuguese rule, apart from a brief Japanese occupation during the Second World War, until 1975, when a left-wing Portuguese government pledged to withdraw from all its colonies.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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In this stratified society, citizens are divided into seven status levels that determine every aspect of their lives — from housing to occupation to food rations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beijing Reuters — China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, Chinese state media reported.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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The guard corps offered Amirov $500,000 to carry out the crime and provided him with personal details about Alinejad, including her home address in Brooklyn, according to the documents.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the organization needs resources to sustain its essential work and to achieve its laudable goal of ending elder hunger in the city in the next 15 years.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Many people took the day off from work and brought their children to take part in the festivities.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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One of America’s largest and bustling employment hubs, New York City, added fewer than 1,000 private sector jobs in the first half of this year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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My salary would be Rs 45,000 a month, three times the average wage for a qualified individual in regular employment in India.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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