as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
Addiction Recovery Care treats substance abuse disorders, and then trains those recovering from substance abuse for gainful employment.
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
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In addition to full scholarships and other education benefits, college athletes can now sign lucrative NIL deals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 May 2025
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The studios’ dollars currently go further overseas due to various lucrative tax incentives.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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About 90% of Apple’s production of the iPhone, its most profitable product, has remained in China, despite efforts to increase manufacturing elsewhere, according to financial services firm Wedbush Securities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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This year, the studio counted the top three most profitable titles with Inside Out 2, No. 2 with Moana 2 and No. 3 with Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine — the prescription for superhero fatigue.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The next year will show if the investment was worthwhile.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments For people who often forget to wash their hands, an increase in public health signage in public — or in do-it-yourself signage at home — reminding people to do so could be worthwhile, Benjamin said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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