as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
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Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
The administration is calling these gainful employment and financial value transparency regulations.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
The administration is calling these gainful employment and financial value transparency regulations.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for gainful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
Adjective
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The lucrative fishing rights are set to run out in June 2026.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is the nation’s agro-industrial heartland, and, thanks to irrigation canals, almost every inch of the floodplain is blanketed in lucrative export crops, such as sugarcane, asparagus and blueberries.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ferrari has also proven itself to be profitable quarter after quarter, year after year.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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If it can be proven through existing models that yes, this type of content can be profitable, and here are examples to prove it, then funders will be less hesitant.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While the dramedy has some smart, if overwritten, dialogue and traces of worthwhile commentary, fans of Tropper’s work on Banshee and Warrior are likely to find this a somewhat flat and domesticated version of his voice.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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That’s the kind of insurance policy that could provide a worthwhile short-term benefit.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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