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
Ben scrapes by as a none-too-gracious DoorDash delivery driver, among other odd jobs; Jordan may have a vocation as a photographer, but needs to apply himself.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025
My grandmother found her vocation within the surrounding and seemingly infinite national forestland, and after helping at the family-run tavern and serving his country in World War II, my grandfather built handcrafted fishing rods.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Today’s college graduates may feel especially vulnerable, having spent the past few years learning a vocation only to confront a topsy-turvy job market.
—Amit Walia, Fortune, 25 June 2025
One is that working class people from the American hinterlands simply lack the time, resources, and networks to gamble on a vocation with so little security.
—Lee Cole
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025
My grandmother found her vocation within the surrounding and seemingly infinite national forestland, and after helping at the family-run tavern and serving his country in World War II, my grandfather built handcrafted fishing rods.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Today’s college graduates may feel especially vulnerable, having spent the past few years learning a vocation only to confront a topsy-turvy job market.
—Amit Walia, Fortune, 25 June 2025
One is that working class people from the American hinterlands simply lack the time, resources, and networks to gamble on a vocation with so little security.
—Lee Cole
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
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Moreover, his commitment to the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship demonstrates respect for a key tenet of the profession of medicine.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Any profession can corrupt its practitioners — and arts critics are no exception.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Since débuting in March, a company called Crave New World has been hawking its next-gen TV dinners on college campuses, even brokering a deal with fraternities and sororities: free food to fuel a social-media competition (the prize: tickets to the N.C.A.A. Final Four).—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Friday, March 27: This dance troupe blends traditional African styles with those from Black fraternities and sororities and contemporary forms in a show that also features storytelling, humor and audience participation.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The son of Jewish parents in Poland, Kosiński had survived the Nazi occupation and Holocaust.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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Olof is a former Air Force pilot, an occupation for which one needed perfect vision.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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For serious dancers, performing for the SFB, even as a corps member, is a high achievement, perhaps akin in sports to being on a Super Bowl-winning NFL team.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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There is one obvious hole — no Alex Pietrangelo — so the defense corps looks one impact guy short.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The agency ordered Gateway Energy Storage to conduct environmental monitoring whenever the company handles batteries; safely remove, package and dispose of all impacted battery packs; and submit detailed work plans and progress reports to the agency.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Cormac McCarthy Society have made PDFs of all the Spanish passages in McCarthy’s work available online.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Robust absorption: The city continues to attract new tenants, benefiting from higher office utilization rates and faster office employment growth than most other metros.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The mechanisms of diversion have evolved, becoming more sophisticated—employment schemes, militias establishing NGO fronts, financial transfers, inflated contracts—but the U.N. response remains the same: brief suspensions, minor reshuffling, and a return to business as usual.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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