as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a berth at a travel agency
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Recent Examples of berths
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
McDaniel’s first two seasons in Miami corresponded with a high-octane offense and back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since the early 2000s.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Even if everyone else is playing for second place, Rosary’s win initially positions the Royals in an early prime position for one of the league’s three automatic playoff berths.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Yes, John Harbaugh is out in Baltimore after 18 seasons, 12 playoff berths and one Super Bowl win.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Johnson’s run started out well — six playoff berths in 10 years, including two playoff wins against San Diego — but in the 15 years that have followed, the Jets have done a fine job of demonstrating that a big-market NFL team can match the futility of MLB’s worst small-market teams.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Baltimore earned playoff berths in each of his first five seasons, winning the Super Bowl after the 2012 season in a game Harbaugh coached against his brother, Jim.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
New York advanced across three of its four playoff berths under Thibodeau, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a quarter-century just this past spring.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
As Decision Day progressed, the goals came fast and furious, playoff berths were clinched, and home field advantage was secured.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
In six seasons with the Browns, Stefanski went 45-56 with two playoff berths and one postseason win.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
McDaniel’s first two seasons in Miami corresponded with a high-octane offense and back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since the early 2000s.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Even if everyone else is playing for second place, Rosary’s win initially positions the Royals in an early prime position for one of the league’s three automatic playoff berths.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Yes, John Harbaugh is out in Baltimore after 18 seasons, 12 playoff berths and one Super Bowl win.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Johnson’s run started out well — six playoff berths in 10 years, including two playoff wins against San Diego — but in the 15 years that have followed, the Jets have done a fine job of demonstrating that a big-market NFL team can match the futility of MLB’s worst small-market teams.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Baltimore earned playoff berths in each of his first five seasons, winning the Super Bowl after the 2012 season in a game Harbaugh coached against his brother, Jim.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
New York advanced across three of its four playoff berths under Thibodeau, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a quarter-century just this past spring.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
As Decision Day progressed, the goals came fast and furious, playoff berths were clinched, and home field advantage was secured.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berths
Noun
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The lawsuit alleges that for more than a decade, beginning at least as early as January 2015, Pepsi and Walmart used their dominant positions in the beverage and grocery markets to suppress price competition.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Hi Lab positions HyDee as a response to those challenges by eliminating charging delays associated with battery systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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According to Military Sealift Command spokesman Joseph Davila, the SBX-1 typically docks at Ford Island every 12 to 18 months for maintenance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Nov. 2025
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The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Fifth-generation Moscot frames sit a few doors from Collina Strada’s under-the-radar boutique, and Dimes Deli anchors the corner where fashion people refuel between stops.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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Teddy Shuman is a top defenseman who anchors a strong defense, while Joey Ryan, Ryan Elrick and Andrew Gillis are key playmakers in a prolific attack.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This insistence on the genre as a thriving subculture, not yet relegated to graffitied-over plaques of scenes-once-prosperous, grounds the ethos of the joint, which hosts a constant rotation of some of the most exciting combos in New York.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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This grounds all that emotion into something practical.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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No design elements compel particular notice, but their combination lands a couple notches safely above the telegenically bland.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Whoever lands the role is stepping into arguably the highest-profile job in global entertainment.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The second half ties up all the loose ends admirably, but making fans wait a month between the two was pointless, especially after the three year wait between seasons.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The group confronts John, bringing up that the bones Bogdan accidentally found in the cemetery likely belong to Mercer, and that such a conclusion ties up all the other loose ends.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Berths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berths. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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