LIVINGS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

livings

noun

plural of living

as in enterprises

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Noun

Adaggra said growth was driven by demand from large enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, as businesses invest in hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure, network connectivity and access to digital infrastructure.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Many enterprises are delegating decision making and execution authority to software, subject to explicit boundaries and oversight.

— Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of enterprises

Noun

In Medina, a working-class Dakar neighborhood hosting competitions, some workers say preparations have instead damaged their livelihoods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Californios’ reign began to vanish even before the discovery of gold, when droughts and floods wiped out their easygoing livelihoods, and their lands were cut up, sold off, and their land grants swept aside by the new state.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of livelihoods

Noun

Utah requires individuals in regulated occupations to disclose generative AI use verbally at the start of high-risk interactions, a category that includes legal advice.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
In September last year, the administration introduced a $100,000 fee for certain petitions under the H-1B program, which applies to highly skilled workers in specialty occupations.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupations

Noun

Yet despite their focusing on similar topics and themes, the three books have very distinct framing and approaches, reflected by the vocations and writing styles of the three authors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of vocations

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Last month, the CGT claimed there had been a big increase in the number of professions paying some employees less than the minimum wage.

— Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
The new crop of candidates from health professions often work for large hospital systems and are interested in issues that align with Democratic priorities like public health, equity and affordability.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of professions

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San Francisco residents turned out Saturday for the city's first neighborhood sandbag giveaway, part of an effort to protect homes and businesses ahead of what could be a record-setting El Niño winter.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Federal research funding supports jobs and businesses while producing discoveries and training the workforce on which private industry depends.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of businesses

Noun

In addition to presenting works by company artists-in-residence, father and son Yanis and Yanis Eric Pikieris, Dimensions has brought in dance makers from across the United States, amplifying their reach and our perspective.

— Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
The slate of titles features award winners like Hamaguchi’s All Of A Sudden, which won Best Actress for its two leads at Cannes, alongside regional box-office hits, debut works by up-and-coming talents and new works by leading auteurs.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of works

Noun

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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