part-time

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Recent Examples of part-time Many of the class were working part-time jobs, and their SSDI benefits didn't fully cover their living expenses. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The Duchess of Kent previously worked in the mid-’90s as a part-time music teacher at Wansbeck Primary School in Kingston upon Hull, per the BBC. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025 The single mother had been working part-time at the YWCA while finishing her degree in human development, with hopes of becoming a social worker. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 The store will hire about 140 full- and part-time employees. Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part-time
Recent Examples of Synonyms for part-time
weekend
Adjective
  • Vittert, an ex-weekend anchor at Fox News, holds down the 7 p.m. hour, followed by Cuomo, followed by Abrams (who still holds the post of chief legal analyst at ABC News as well).
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.
    Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022

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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part-time. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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