Synonyms
Examples of gainful in a Sentence
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
Recent Examples on the Web
The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program allows federal student loan borrowers to request debt cancellation due to a physical or psychological condition that prevents them from engaging in substantial, gainful employment.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In many of his songs, love sucked, gainful work was elusive, and the choice between redemption and destruction was often decided by a single step.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
There wasn’t a host of options for an underage kid in New Jersey in terms of gainful employment, and his main interests at the time — skating, graffiti, filming his friends on his camcorder — weren’t necessarily gateways to a paying gig.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
His medical insurance is running out, and despite his goal of gainful employment, Truelove hopes to be approved for disability benefits.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
An additional 94 black professionals graduated as associate software engineers and the organization is on pace to help 200 graduates find gainful and immediate employment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2023
In the last week or so, the White House has announced key student loan relief for three specific groups: disabled people who are unable to find gainful employment, former or current active-duty military members and people defrauded by the schools that got their loan money.
—Maria Abreu, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
With a mission to restore participants' confidence and help get them back on the road to self-sufficiency and a more gainful path to employment, all of these services allow participants to leave with a plan to better their lives and take on larger, more productive roles in our community.
—baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2020
The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge program can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to maintain substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In many of his songs, love sucked, gainful work was elusive, and the choice between redemption and destruction was often decided by a single step.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
There wasn’t a host of options for an underage kid in New Jersey in terms of gainful employment, and his main interests at the time — skating, graffiti, filming his friends on his camcorder — weren’t necessarily gateways to a paying gig.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
His medical insurance is running out, and despite his goal of gainful employment, Truelove hopes to be approved for disability benefits.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
An additional 94 black professionals graduated as associate software engineers and the organization is on pace to help 200 graduates find gainful and immediate employment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2023
In the last week or so, the White House has announced key student loan relief for three specific groups: disabled people who are unable to find gainful employment, former or current active-duty military members and people defrauded by the schools that got their loan money.
—Maria Abreu, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
With a mission to restore participants' confidence and help get them back on the road to self-sufficiency and a more gainful path to employment, all of these services allow participants to leave with a plan to better their lives and take on larger, more productive roles in our community.
—baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2020
The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge program can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to maintain substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gainful. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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