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Recent Examples of lifework
That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson
An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires
What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson
An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires
What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Young artists want to reclaim their vision READ PART 2:Native art, Native artists: Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
How an accident led to a career
Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
How an accident led to a career Pruitt came to his lifework literally by accident.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifework
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The Mendelssohn work features almost five times as many instruments, and uses 99 microphones as opposed to 12 for the Mozart recording.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her work has appeared in Annulet, Changes Review, blush lit, and elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Kruisherenhotel is a reflection of this southern Dutch city’s ever growing vocation as an international arts center.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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His vocation may vary—movie star (in Jay Kelly), art-house director (Sentimental Value), blockbuster Tudor playwright (Hamnet)—but his problem tends to be the same.—
Susie Goldsbrough,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2025
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In other professions, particularly those involving complex judgment or interpersonal interaction, AI is more often used to strip away routine tasks, leaving workers to focus on higher-value work.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But since the explosion of the PC (and then the internet, the Cloud, social media, and so on), most professions have undergone a digital rebrand—instead of disappearing altogether.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Following the German occupation in March 1944, Hungarian and Nazi authorities deported approximately 430,000–440,000 Jews to Auschwitz in a matter of weeks, most of whom were murdered on arrival.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The occupation lasted 19 years.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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The program, operated by the California Housing Finance Agency, is aimed at people with good credit and stable employment who are trying to purchase their first home.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless as Astute Analytica notes, the heritage tourism market is a growing source of employment.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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And smaller living spaces require strategic buys that offer functionality while taking up as little room as possible.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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At EagleCrest senior living in Roseville, Minnesota, birthdays are common.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Over the past five months, Crew-11 completed most of its mission objectives, supporting space station operations and conducting scientific research.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Later this year, UEL plans to expand those tests by flying additional components, including motors and electronics, on another Nuri rocket mission through a university CubeSat collaboration.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes the best leadership decisions feel like a calling.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yet, veteran experience and scoring balance were two of the main calling cards Hingham already featured this year as a serious title contender.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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