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noun

Definition of jobsnext
plural of job
1
as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay a high-paying job as a banker

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as in tasks
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly taking the trash out is one of my jobs

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as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged your job on this committee is to review the curriculum and suggest changes

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as in roles
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists a coffeemaker's job is to make coffee, and this overpriced machine doesn't do it very well

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as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work boy, doing all that filing was a real job

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verb

present tense third-person singular of job
as in apprentices

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Recent Examples of jobs
Noun
Both policies would increase energy supply, create jobs, and lower prices. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Achieving growth relies on businesses of all sizes expanding where there’s confidence and capacity, leading to more jobs and a broader tax base. — Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 The extension is also estimated to provide 900 skilled jobs as part of a new ‘golden age’ of nuclear in the UK. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 Employees are discovering, with unusual clarity, which category their jobs fall into. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In its more comprehensive June jobs report last week, the government reported that employers pulled back on hiring in June, adding only 57,000 jobs. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Additionally, younger generations like Gen Z are adapting by taking on extra jobs, exploring co-buying with friends or family and planning to use homebuyer assistance programs to make owning a home a reality. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Despite the availability of commuter buses and Metrolink rail services, many still drive to jobs in Los Angeles and surrounding communities because of differing work schedules and the need to travel to places not close to public transit stops. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Since opening, The Pearl has earned $224 million through jobs, visitors and student activity, according to a Thursday, July 9, news release from Advocate. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jobs
  1. positions
  2. tasks
  3. missions
  4. roles
  5. headaches
  6. contracts
  7. posts
  8. duties
Noun
  • Trump Media positions itself as an opponent of, and an alternative to, traditional tech and media companies.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Dysfunctional boards might move too quickly into positions, preferences or familiar arguments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of positions
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  • Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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  • Future solar missions are now going to have to start taking dust into account, said Ayaz, with dedicated detectors designed to measure dust's properties close to the Sun.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Designed for evolving missions The latest award follows an earlier Titan procurement by JIATF-401, indicating continued confidence in the platform.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of missions
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  • Women are stepping back from leadership roles, withdrawing from opportunities, and quietly losing trust in their own judgment in response to a biological event nobody told them was biological.
    — Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026
  • But one area of expansion Green and Sparks want to heavily focus on is adding more women in public facing roles within GGL to accurately represent the number of women within the larger gaming community.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of roles
Noun
  • Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Americans who have health insurance say prior authorization is the healthcare system’s biggest burden, causing administrative headaches while care is kept out of reach.
    — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of headaches
Verb
  • The federal regulator argued that the sports event contracts the markets offer are more similar to grain futures than to sports wagers, giving it exclusive jurisdiction.
    — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Cassidy has been looking into the 340B program for years, including an investigation into the company that contracts with the government to be the program’s vendor and a hearing in October.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 25 June 2026
Definition of contracts
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  • Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Definition of posts
Noun
  • On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
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