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noun

plural of career
as in practices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of career
as in races
to proceed or move quickly she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten

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Recent Examples of careers
Noun
Before helping to launch the political careers of his three sons, Joe Kennedy had a high-profile government career of his own. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careers
  1. practices
  2. races
  3. services
  4. speeds
  5. livelihoods
  6. travels
  7. missions
  8. drives
Noun
  • Allegretti has attended recent camp practices but has not participated.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Players have to keep improving through the summer months and brutal August practices.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of practices
Verb
  • Now almost synonymous, Singer races multiple cars up the hillclimb each year at Goodwood, while showing new models on a stand nearby.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the 2025 novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • Black is the vice president of the 211 System Strategy, a helpline supported by the United Way that connects people to food aid, mental health services, transportation and more.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The organization offers a temporary shelter, as well as services for job seeking and helping people set up bank accounts.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of services
Verb
  • Eun-sae, who has heard Tae-ha speaking Korean, speeds up on her motorbike to whisk Tae-ha away from danger.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • ChatGPT Work speeds up and structures the close, but doesn’t replace the underlying accounting system or a controller’s sign-off.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeds
Noun
  • So part of the challenge is to build a structure that tamps down the diverse risks to our lives and livelihoods and create a greater opening for these positive local trends to grow and fluorish on the national and international level.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Principles cover management, natural resources, crop protection, fiber quality decent work and sustainable livelihoods.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of livelihoods
Verb
  • Those skills are put to similar use in Tony, in which Bourdain travels to Provincetown on a whim in hopes of impressing a girl (Emilia Jones) by lying about receiving a fellowship to write a novel.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The film follows Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar, Senegal, to repair his father’s kora.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • These factors can increase the risk of dental problems and discomfort during long missions.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Its missions include anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship operations, land attack, and intelligence gathering.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of missions
Verb
  • Under the proposal, a commuter who drives on I-90 from Barrington to work downtown and back 50 weeks a year would be charged $950 in 2027, up from $600 this year.
    — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That Treasury bond specifically drives the direction of consumer lending rates, such as for mortgages, credit cards and personal loans.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of drives

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