as in living
a way of earning money in order to live
Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
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Recent Examples of livelihood
Stahl said the shutdown is impacting the financial livelihood of TSA employees.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The consequences are stark for local people who rely on the rivers for food, medicine, livelihoods and transport, said André Guimarães, executive director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Many of them fled to the cities from their rural, coastal home villages because the increasing frequency of disasters like floods, riverbank erosion and cyclones, also due to climate change, made their already fragile livelihoods untenable.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Boosting consumer spending and livelihoods gets little more than lip service in the communiqué that followed the plenum at which the five-year plan was mapped out.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The consequences are stark for local people who rely on the rivers for food, medicine, livelihoods and transport, said André Guimarães, executive director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Many of them fled to the cities from their rural, coastal home villages because the increasing frequency of disasters like floods, riverbank erosion and cyclones, also due to climate change, made their already fragile livelihoods untenable.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Boosting consumer spending and livelihoods gets little more than lip service in the communiqué that followed the plenum at which the five-year plan was mapped out.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
Noun
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High ceilings in primary living areas will add a sense of space, as will numerous generously sized windows that provide abundant natural light.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The commission also investigates complaints of discrimination and harassment, and looks into issues regarding employment, housing, education and credit.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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None of this violates federal law because the CCPA only prevents termination, not every employment action.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Being unable to make the payment, the company’s data was lost, and the 158-year-old business went under.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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