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
Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Anderson's career took on new shades in the 2020s, starting with her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago (2022), followed by her 2023 Netflix documentary and memoir, Love, Pamela.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Create Flexible Pathways Instead of Rigid College Majors The average professional changes careers seven times during their working life.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Verb
For the first time in his football career, UCF‘s John Walker found himself in an unfamiliar position.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Anderson's career took on new shades in the 2020s, starting with her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago (2022), followed by her 2023 Netflix documentary and memoir, Love, Pamela.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
His enraged nosedive into the nineteenth century—economic nationalism, territorial ambition—has sent global politics careering toward catastrophe.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Create Flexible Pathways Instead of Rigid College Majors The average professional changes careers seven times during their working life.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for career
Verb
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Max Verstappen has raced alongside three different teammates since the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, namely Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson, and now Yuki Tsunoda.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Even as Russia races to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft, its space weapons designers are likely also preparing to launch a stealth alternative to similarly threaten constellations of Western satellites speeding around the planet.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Companies that master the hybrid approach while maintaining transparent practices may emerge as the next generation of industry leaders.—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
Verb
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According to the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, more than one million people travel to the country each year for cosmetic hair procedures.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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This oversized 400-acre property stretches between both the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of the island, home to oceanview suites and spacious villas, and estates available for rent when owners are traveling elsewhere.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The stylish living area, featuring a plush sofa accented by leather pillows, cozy chairs, and walls of exposed wood, was framed by a coffered ceiling.—
Kinsey Giddick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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So where does hope lie for clean breathing, healthy living and economic growth?—
Dr. Mark A. Boyer,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors allege that as Salisbury approached the driveway, Stephens sped toward the officer, who attempted to evade the Jeep by moving behind a bush near the driveway’s entrance.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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This speeds up corrections, reduces waste and minimizes the need for manual inspection.—
Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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That Miyazaki’s lifework is now grist for the generative-A.I. mill might be not only an insult but a copyright infringement.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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Paramedics tried to resuscitate her and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Videos show Hawaii locals rushing to escape low ground following a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake hit Russia.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has targeted invasive Burmese pythons and iguanas for removal — a task Kimmel has taken on as a professional mission.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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“Career.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/career. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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