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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten
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Recent Examples of career
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Fostering Collaboration, Leadership and Professional Growth The Wake Forest School of Business and the School of Professional Studies offer a broad selection of programs to Charlotte-area working professionals with a myriad of pathways to advance their careers.
—Wake Forest University, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Noun
The scoring changes are the latest in a series of remedies Bar leaders are approving for thousands of applicants whose legal careers were impacted by the exam that crashed on test day.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Fostering Collaboration, Leadership and Professional Growth The Wake Forest School of Business and the School of Professional Studies offer a broad selection of programs to Charlotte-area working professionals with a myriad of pathways to advance their careers.
—Wake Forest University, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Verb
They were fascinated to see these guys, careering around the field in wheelchairs, playing basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, everything.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
Noun
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These practices are all essential for maintaining cognitive function.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Israel’s Supreme Court outlawed the practice in 2005.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Over the past century the price of gold has raced at a 2.2% average annual rate above inflation.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Greyhounds adjust well to life after racing and thrive in home environments, often forming strong bonds with their owners.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Another issue will be healing a nation that feels as polarized as at any time in living memory.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 June 2025
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This way of living may have protected you once, but you’re allowed to outgrow patterns that no longer keep you safe.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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With a robust slate, strategic partnerships, and international ambitions, the production house is betting big on content that travels — whether vertically on mobile screens or globally across borders.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 June 2025
Noun
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That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even better news is that advancements are achievable: reducing administrative delays speeds up patient care and removes obstacles.—
Yusuf Qasim,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The backers said limiting the scope of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act would speed up development.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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The last two test missions — Flight 7 in January and Flight 8 in March — ended in explosive failures.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Questions rushed through my head: What are my clothes going to look like?—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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He was rushed to Lutheran General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with cancer despite having previously had no symptoms.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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