LIVINGS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

livings

noun

plural of living

as in enterprises

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Assortment, quantity, price and delivery times are all impacted by tariffs, with many enterprises hoping that their suppliers will share the burden of new costs.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Among those participating are blue-chip enterprises like Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, David Zwirner, Pace Gallery, White Cube, Perrotin, Lisson, and Paula Cooper.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of enterprises

Noun

So part of the challenge is to build a structure that tamps down the diverse risks to our lives and livelihoods and create a greater opening for these positive local trends to grow and fluorish on the national and international level.

— William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Principles cover management, natural resources, crop protection, fiber quality decent work and sustainable livelihoods.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Definition of livelihoods

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Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.

— Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of vocations

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As studios have adopted stricter health and sanitation practices, more people have embraced body art, and visible tattoos are now common in professions ranging from medicine and law to sports and corporate workplaces.

— Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
During a Supreme Court hearing in May, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appeared to compare some unemployed young people entering media, activism and other professions to cockroaches and parasites.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of professions

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For culturally rooted businesses, questions of language and immigration can become part of how workplace safety is handled every day.

— Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Free The Charlotte Pride Festival will feature live music, including a performance by Lauren Sanderson, along with hundreds of vendors, community organizations, food trucks and local businesses.

— Evan Moore August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of businesses

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Below is an example of how the scoring works, based on the performances of the Marist teams during the 2025-26 school year.

— Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
One of Nebel’s major works was still there — The Wrestlers, a huge plaster work of two sinewy men locked in combat, which had been his thesis as a student.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Definition of works

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Unlike in fields where avocations have to replace callings, academic retirees go on to pen as many articles and books as decline permits.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of callings

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