part-time

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Recent Examples of part-time There’s a reason the Twins were able to sign him cheaply to fill a part-time role five months ago, after all. Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 10 July 2025 As the Nickelodeon cartoon plays, Rowin or one of the part-time caregivers might prepare his son’s meals. Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 That morning, Calvert was at home with her part-time caregiver, who helped her around the house during the day. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 The House proposed increasing the credit hours required for full-time and part-time students in order to receive Pell Grants, but the Senate has left current enrollment rules intact. Elena Moore, NPR, 28 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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