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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends
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as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place
occupation of a condemned building is illegal
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Recent Examples of occupations
In late September, OpenAI released a new series of tests that evaluate AI’s performance on tasks required for 44 different occupations, in an attempt to better ground claims of AI capabilities in the real world.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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
Back in 2023, USA TODAY published an exhaustive database of the nation’s deadliest occupations, based on fatality data for 2021.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other common occupations held by Americans include retail salespeople, registered nurses, customer service representatives and fast food and counter workers, though the results vary slightly by geography.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the nearly 70 occupations that qualify are restaurant servers, gig workers, barbers, cosmetologists and golf caddies.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Military occupations spark resistance and alienate even supporters of the occupying regime.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
These charts show how employment over time compares among early career, developing, and senior workers (all occupations).
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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
Back in 2023, USA TODAY published an exhaustive database of the nation’s deadliest occupations, based on fatality data for 2021.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other common occupations held by Americans include retail salespeople, registered nurses, customer service representatives and fast food and counter workers, though the results vary slightly by geography.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the nearly 70 occupations that qualify are restaurant servers, gig workers, barbers, cosmetologists and golf caddies.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Military occupations spark resistance and alienate even supporters of the occupying regime.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
These charts show how employment over time compares among early career, developing, and senior workers (all occupations).
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupations
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IMDb has taken steps to highlight a broader range of professions in Hollywood.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Farmers, dentists, real estate agents, and chiropractors are among the professions most represented among enrollees.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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These spyware notifications have been running since 2021, and are primarily directed towards users in high-risk vocations or locations, who may be targeted by such spyware.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In previous generations, individuals would launch from these families into careers and vocations that further enforced these identities.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Following his two Las Vegas residencies from 2021 to 2023 and his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance (also in Vegas) last year, Usher embarked on his most recent Past Present and Future Tour.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Only a few months remain in 2025, but several Grammy-winning artists are already making plans to host Las Vegas residencies next year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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That revelation prodded insurgents in British possessions from Ireland to Sierra Leone to take to the streets to assert their own ambitions for economic and political autonomy over the decades to come.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Occupations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupations. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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