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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 team envisions this work accelerating the transition from laboratory prototypes to large-scale production, aligning closely with the nation’s carbon peaking and neutrality targets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Max Olson is writer-director and video artist based in New York & Los Angeles whose work aims to hold up a mirror to the restrictive structures of our world with an eye toward transcendence.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cinema’s vocation it to be seen, move and if possible raise questions, a lot of them.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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She was fed up with actors (like Maya Rudolph) dipping their toe into someone’s lifelong vocation and claiming to be an expert.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tobolowsky came late to sculpture, at least as a profession.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rather than focusing only on events designed for networking, broaden your list to include open houses, community forums, conferences, and any other meeting where people from your field (or from a variety of professions) might be gathered.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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The failures of that occupation were many, relating to security, governance, the economy, and provision of basic municipal services.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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With the sharp decline in migrants, the village's economy has taken a major hit, forcing residents back to traditional occupations.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Covington filed an equal employment opportunity complaint in June, according to the lawsuit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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Kelly is owed certain procedural rights by virtue of his employment contract and LSU employee policies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The property itself packs in a small kitchen and living area with a wood-burning stove, plus a serene bedroom and laundry room upstairs.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company wants families to enjoy effective pest protection without compromising the safety of their living space.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Arkansas Insurance Department's primary mission is to protect consumers and ensure the financial stability of insurers, according to the release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, SpaceX launched 138 missions, 134 of them orbital and the other four Starship test flights.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Without Mumme, the spread offense doesn’t spread nationwide and doesn’t allow creativity in offensive play-calling to expand to horizons never previously seen.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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