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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
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember that Ekblad, who has spent all 11 seasons of his NHL career with the Panthers, becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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
Sam Asghari is well aware of the impact Britney Spears has had on his career.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember that Ekblad, who has spent all 11 seasons of his NHL career with the Panthers, becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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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The big picture: The Trump administration's targeting of DEI practices comes after the Supreme Court in 2023 overturned affirmative action in college admissions.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Third, workplaces will need to address the issue of automating routine cognitive tasks which inadvertently erode the everyday practice opportunities that develop critical thinking skills.—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But that's what's amazing about this sport, and about racing in Formula 1.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the summer months, hundreds of peak baggers set out at 2 a.m. or earlier to race for the summit of Longs Peak before the famed afternoon thunder storms start to roll in.—
Sean McNally,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the kids are less than thrilled about their new living arrangements, step-parents, and step-siblings.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Sprawled across the top floor of the three-story clubhouse, Unit 204 boasts five bedrooms and six en suite baths sprawled across nearly 5,000 square feet of turnkey living space armed with a Crestron home-automation system that controls the climate, lighting, and shades throughout.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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Until an hour or so prior, Messi’s presence on the traveling roster was uncertain, with the Argentine not having played in the club’s previous three matches.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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After getting engaged in September 2020, the high school sweethearts traveled to Hawaii for their wedding on March 12, 2022.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
12 Mar. 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
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Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.—
Ben Christopher,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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One other handy benefit is that the AI can potentially do the processing in parallel and radically speed up the time needed to get you an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The declining fortunes of the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft raise additional questions about a NASA program to develop these kinds of low-cost missions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the Voyager mission team left the others turned on to collect data about the heliosphere, as well as interstellar space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Three days later, the infant was rushed into emergency surgery as blood and fluid continued to pool inside his brain.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Medics rushed the man to a hospital in an ambulance.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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