DESTINATIONS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

destinations

noun

plural of destination

as in jobs

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 In a time when destinations are trying to achieve their tourism sustainability goals with master plans, Chichibu suggests there might be a different way. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 This can be especially useful when traveling, as Droesch notes that gas stations off highway exits, near airports, and alongside tourist destinations often charge more. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Perched at the easternmost tip of Long Island, Montauk has evolved from a sleepy fishing village and surf town into one of the East Coast’s most coveted summer destinations. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 Inter of Italy and Spain’s Barcelona were possible destinations, but instead Campbell shocked English football and caused unimaginable consternation and fury… by joining Arsenal. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The city around them changed For many years now, Charlotte also has been one of the nation’s fastest-growing destinations for newcomers from around the country. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026 The Nazca Lines, enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately 100,000 annual visitors. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
New headquarters, new jobs The combined company will establish Southeast offices in Sandy Springs at the headquarters of Cox Communications.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

Unless leverage can be generated from competing suitors, clubs interested in Chelsea’s surplus players can be confident their positions will strengthen as the transfer deadline nears.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Overall, Meng said retail investors appear to be adding downside protection through puts on individual stocks and inverse ETFs for broader market exposure, while also cutting their long positions.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of positions

Noun

Between Hutson and Ilya Protas, Washington features two of the best value selections in the league currently.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The Oldenburg Film Festival has unveiled its first wave of selections for this year’s edition, with a slate of world premieres and a selection of some of the weirder titles from Cannes and Locarno.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of selections

Noun

The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of choices

Noun

The Democratic nominations of Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020 were consistent with the Party Decides theory, and arguably so was the very late and very fast nomination of Kamala Harris in July of 2024.

— Seth Masket, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
But Ha’s performance took me out of that, in the best way possible, and warrants a Primetime Emmy acting nod — while the show is big on nominations for below-the-line work, only Regé-Jean Page has earned an acting nomination, and that was in 2021 for Season 1.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026

Definition of nominations

Noun

Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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