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Recent Examples of career
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
However, Cazorla recovered from his injury issues to end his career, first rejoining Villarreal in 2018, before a three-year stint in Qatar with Al-Sadd and then ending his career at Oviedo.
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Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
J.j. Bailey,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
And then the plane careered into a big house that was behind the bus and burst into flames.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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Noun
In 2024, McDuffie started all 17 games and set a career high in tackles (94).
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
However, Cazorla recovered from his injury issues to end his career, first rejoining Villarreal in 2018, before a three-year stint in Qatar with Al-Sadd and then ending his career at Oviedo.
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Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Verb
After a blood-clot diagnosis last year forced him to contemplate how quickly careers — and lives — can end, Wembanyama decided to create a lasting legacy.
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J.j. Bailey,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
And then the plane careered into a big house that was behind the bus and burst into flames.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
Noun
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The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported.
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The Chiefs’ 2026 tight end room is crowded, so Pline’s most likely path could be finding a home on the team’s practice squad.
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In 2023, more than a decade after a experiencing season-ending racing injuries, Muniz decided to pursue his dream of NASCAR racing full-throttle and announced his return to stock car racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
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Ships raced through the night to reach New York Harbor, all trying to be first to dock at Ellis Island.
Noun
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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The 220 one- to three-bedroom units here (some of which are pet friendly) offer living areas, kitchenettes, washer and dryer combinations, and patios or terraces.
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The suspect, an adult male, wore all black and traveled on a scooter.
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For those unable to attend games at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, the free-to-enter festival offers local and traveling spectators a place to gather during the World Cup.
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Spreading that message is Bigtree’s lifework.
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Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity.
Verb
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Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
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Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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Their 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth began with the roaring ignition of SLS's four RS-25 engines and two massive solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
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The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.
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Do not rush to defend yourself if someone misunderstands your tone.
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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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