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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby
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as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation
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Recent Examples of vocation
Laird, a successful model for seven years, switched lanes to find a more personally rewarding vocation.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
What begins as a domestic craft becomes a vocation through Inaash; once hired, the women are given formal training and opportunities for career development.
—Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
Calvinists, who had once condemned the pursuit of profit, eventually embraced a vocation as rational actors driven by thrifty self-interest.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Invest in fiction written by humans and so support human creativity, vocations, and organic economies?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocation
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Hand care, of course, is essential to Wan and her profession.—
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Dubai’s reputation as a paradise for sun-seekers and digital nomads has been burnished on TikTok and Instagram, and in recent years the UAE has sought to formalize content creation as a profession, bringing it into the fold of its economic transformation drive.—
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See drill teams, high school bands, fraternities and sororities, churches and other organizations and groups marching as the parade travels along Harbor Drive South.—
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The Star-Telegram contacted the presidents and advisers for those fraternities asking for their perspectives, but those email messages were not returned.—
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Following the German occupation in March 1944, Hungarian and Nazi authorities deported approximately 430,000–440,000 Jews to Auschwitz in a matter of weeks, most of whom were murdered on arrival.—
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The occupation lasted 19 years.—
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Romaine will slot into one of the nation’s top linebacker corps in an effort to replace the loss of Dick Butkus Award winner Jacob Rodriguez.—
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Gilmer had 50 catches for 525 yards and four touchdowns in 2025, both leading UCLA’s receiving corps in the Bruins’ disappointing season.—
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By 1996, Joe broke through in commercial work and got into television.—
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Actions define how Qira gets work done.—
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The commission also investigates complaints of discrimination and harassment, and looks into issues regarding employment, housing, education and credit.—
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None of this violates federal law because the CCPA only prevents termination, not every employment action.—
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“Vocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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