as in livings
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 livelihoods
Supply challenges, rising costs, bureaucratic red tape, and government inefficiencies all threaten their livelihoods.
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Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Inside a local gymnasium at a community event for fire survivors this fall, surrounded by neighbors who had also lost their livelihoods, Decker broke into tears.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The decisions and forces that affect society, that dictate the livelihoods and well-being of its citizens, are at the mercy of the market, and the now frighteningly transparent ways that the market serves and benefits its dutiful governmental benefactors.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Reluctant to give up their makeshift homes and livelihoods, many hid or hurled abuse at the authorities.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
And machine leaders, with their own material livelihoods dependent on getting reelected by local votes, were more than happy to oblige.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
At the moment, though, AI seems destined to squeeze the livelihoods of creative professionals who spend decades mastering a craft.
—Nick Geisler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
All the women who spoke to Fortune about their relationships with chatbots for this story asked to be identified under pseudonyms out of concern that admitting to a relationship with an AI model carries a social stigma that could have negative repercussions for their livelihoods.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Though their economies were initially agricultural, the Shakers quickly embraced industry, developing furniture, brooms, herbal tinctures, and other goods to support their livelihoods.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Inside a local gymnasium at a community event for fire survivors this fall, surrounded by neighbors who had also lost their livelihoods, Decker broke into tears.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The decisions and forces that affect society, that dictate the livelihoods and well-being of its citizens, are at the mercy of the market, and the now frighteningly transparent ways that the market serves and benefits its dutiful governmental benefactors.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Reluctant to give up their makeshift homes and livelihoods, many hid or hurled abuse at the authorities.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
And machine leaders, with their own material livelihoods dependent on getting reelected by local votes, were more than happy to oblige.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
At the moment, though, AI seems destined to squeeze the livelihoods of creative professionals who spend decades mastering a craft.
—Nick Geisler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
All the women who spoke to Fortune about their relationships with chatbots for this story asked to be identified under pseudonyms out of concern that admitting to a relationship with an AI model carries a social stigma that could have negative repercussions for their livelihoods.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Though their economies were initially agricultural, the Shakers quickly embraced industry, developing furniture, brooms, herbal tinctures, and other goods to support their livelihoods.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihoods
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The surrounding businesses were evacuated by El Monte police as the investigation continued.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some government offices and financial institutions were damaged during the unrest, residents said, while merchants reported being ordered to reopen businesses despite ongoing security operations.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Media investors should revisit the demise of MGM, Columbia, RKO, and other such creative enterprises, when industrial capital muscled its way in, only to drive out the talent that made these assets valuable.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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His victory awarded him a $1,500 NIL deal from Pangos which runs an All-American basketball camp among its basketball enterprises.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
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Though the Red Sox have made several trades this offseason, Suárez marks the team's first free agent signing.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Where the former leans creamy and gourmand, the latter trades richness for a sparkling quality, thanks to incense, pink pepper, and rice paper.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Livelihoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihoods. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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