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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten
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Recent Examples of career
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Unlike her husband's highly public career, Arakawa preferred to stay out of the spotlight, focusing on their life together away from the entertainment industry.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Noun
For high schoolers, the organization’s Leadership Academy offers students a four-year, 400-hour training program focused on graduation, college preparation and service, while the post-secondary Moguls in Training program provides a virtual college and career support system.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Unlike her husband's highly public career, Arakawa preferred to stay out of the spotlight, focusing on their life together away from the entertainment industry.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
They were fascinated to see these guys, careering around the field in wheelchairs, playing basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, everything.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The second the final whistle blew, all of Georgia’s subs and staff careered onto the pitch.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
Noun
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Jones is expected to report to the Panthers for Monday’s practice before that night’s game against Tampa Bay.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tight end Brett Norfleet, safety Marvin Burks Jr. and outside linebacker Khalil Jacobs all noticeably wore green non-contact jerseys during practice, but are further along in the recovery process than Tollison and Smith.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Losing at this point is very expensive, because all the teams are racing [for the title] and we...—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Medics raced the toddler to Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Details about Project 714’s interiors have been kept quiet for now, but Feadship is no stranger to building a lavish living space.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah's frustration grew, and now, according to the woman, their living situation has become tense.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rather than carry around a complete sewing kit, tuck a few safety pins into your purse, wallet, or carry-on, safety pins take up zero space, are TSA-approved, and can even come in handy to impress a colleague or traveling partner.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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An upcoming flight for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, will feature the first all-woman crew to travel to space in decades.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Among the influencers in those meetings was Arturo Schomburg, a Puerto Rican historian of African descent who, as a young child, often wondered about the lack of African history taught in his classrooms, an interest that formed the cornerstone of his lifework of research and preservation.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plus: Big Tech’s swearing in Amanda Petrusich remembers Garth Hudson An origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.—
Ben Christopher,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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One other handy benefit is that the AI can potentially do the processing in parallel and radically speed up the time needed to get you an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the Voyager mission team left the others turned on to collect data about the heliosphere, as well as interstellar space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The public did not necessarily see the larger patriotic mission of the law.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Three days later, the infant was rushed into emergency surgery as blood and fluid continued to pool inside his brain.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Medics rushed the man to a hospital in an ambulance.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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