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a duty that is given to a person; a post to which someone is appointed
A destination as department chair was her reward for years of dedicated service.
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Recent Examples of destinations
Much like cast-trip destinations, there often is very little rhyme or reason to a Real Housewives theme party — so instead, production (and/or the women) are tasked with coming up with some shoehorned explanation.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
For travelers scouting a multi-city trip to Brazil, T+L found the best stays in five destinations covered throughout our 2025 Destination of the Year package.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Connecting through Orlando, the final destinations include Ford Lauderdale, New York City, Houston, Austin, Baltimore, San Juan, Cancun, Guayaquil and San Salvador.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The process, which is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations, is a complex one requiring two vehicles equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
To conclude, Gunn said the brand refresh provides a unified vision that amplifies what makes each of its destinations remarkable.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Gantner guides pro skier and friend Jake Hopfinger to secluded Lake Superior waterfalls and then deeper into the Hiawatha National Forest, which draws a fraction of the crowds of comparable destinations like Acadia National Park, with equally dynamic shorelines.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Among the destinations that received some of these volumes were Bangladesh, India, Jordan and Egypt.
—Carved, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Waco Surf, in Texas, is one of the most popular go-to destinations, surging in popularity when the pandemic shut downs limited people’s ability to travel internationally to seek waves.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
For travelers scouting a multi-city trip to Brazil, T+L found the best stays in five destinations covered throughout our 2025 Destination of the Year package.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Connecting through Orlando, the final destinations include Ford Lauderdale, New York City, Houston, Austin, Baltimore, San Juan, Cancun, Guayaquil and San Salvador.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The process, which is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations, is a complex one requiring two vehicles equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
To conclude, Gunn said the brand refresh provides a unified vision that amplifies what makes each of its destinations remarkable.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Gantner guides pro skier and friend Jake Hopfinger to secluded Lake Superior waterfalls and then deeper into the Hiawatha National Forest, which draws a fraction of the crowds of comparable destinations like Acadia National Park, with equally dynamic shorelines.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Among the destinations that received some of these volumes were Bangladesh, India, Jordan and Egypt.
—Carved, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Waco Surf, in Texas, is one of the most popular go-to destinations, surging in popularity when the pandemic shut downs limited people’s ability to travel internationally to seek waves.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destinations
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In response, some advocates have called for the government to support the industry — which accounted for around 1% of the US workforce in the latest census — with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs in recent years.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Congress now appears poised to reopen the government and restart pay ‒ including back pay ‒ for controllers, some of whom took second jobs during the shutdown.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The latest revolt suggests that months later, despite strong results in last week’s elections, the party’s rift over how to confront the President has only deepened.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Two of the Democratic standard-bearers to emerge from last week’s elections—Abigail Spanberger, the incoming governor of Virginia, and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City—have emphasized different sides of these arguments in recent days.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Charlotte City Council favored Democrats, developers, men and Black leaders in its finalist selections for the new countywide transit authority board.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Nelson and Ketcham were all-conference selections.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those policy choices have contributed to declining aquifers and greater vulnerability when rainfall is insufficient.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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People are acting entirely too entitled to information about each other's private reproductive choices.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991.—
Glenn Garner,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since then, The Lumineers have chalked up more than 6 billion streams across five albums, scored two Grammy nominations, earned five Billboard Music Award nods, and picked up an American Music Award nomination.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
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The presence of liquid water, heat and the right chemicals (such as phosphorus and complex hydrocarbons) means that its sub-surface ocean is believed to be one of the best places in our solar system for life to have evolved outside the Earth, according to scientists.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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That includes places like Birmingham and Huntsville in Alabama, Baton Rouge in Louisiana, Savannah in Georgia and Tampa and Fort Myers in Florida.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Destinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destinations. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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