as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
At her age, being prickly was neither enchanting nor gainful.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
The gainful employment rule is intended to help students avoid low-value programs that leave them with too much debt and minimal earning potential.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were gainful, unfailing and unflagging.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Older boys and young men are falling behind at all levels of education (and, increasingly, are questioning the merits of it) and in gainful employment.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
The gainful employment rule is intended to help students avoid low-value programs that leave them with too much debt and minimal earning potential.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were gainful, unfailing and unflagging.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Older boys and young men are falling behind at all levels of education (and, increasingly, are questioning the merits of it) and in gainful employment.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
Adjective
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Swain and the Houlihan Lokey team view the area, still in its infancy, as a huge field for lucrative fundraising and investment-banking business.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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SpaceX was awarded a lucrative contract to develop the upper stage of its Starship spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface as part of NASA's Artemis campaign.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country’s apparel exporters were unhappy with the move, with one former vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association speculating that the new charges were designed to make port operations look more profitable before the foreign operators took over the lease.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Thundering Brook Falls Trail in Killington is a short but worthwhile hike.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Veteran Daniele Rugani, who spent last season on loan at Ajax, showed his experience against Kylian Mbappe and maybe that his recent contract renewal was worthwhile after all.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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