livelihoods

noun

plural of livelihood
as in livings
a way of earning money in order to live Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.

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Recent Examples of livelihoods Many of those gainfully employed understand that, to some extent, AI opportunities in the markets will threaten their own livelihoods in some way. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 But legal reforms have also made a huge difference, creating safety nets for women who previously had to depend on their husbands’ livelihoods. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 Villagers, many of them women, embraced trees to prevent commercial logging, drawing attention to the relationship between forests, local livelihoods, and ecological conditions. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Across San Francisco Bay Area campuses and offices, employees describe mounting pressure to embrace AI tools even as layoffs spread, early-career coders struggle to find work and creative industries worry their livelihoods could be automated away. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 But Palestinians still managed to carve out livelihoods in Gaza, and sustain a rich community life. — Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2026 All three branches of government need to get involved and solve this problem that is not only costing lives and livelihoods but also damaging the morale of citizens. — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026 For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 The super El Niño now forming could cause both drought and extensive flooding in parts of the Greater Horn of Africa, causing population displacement and tremendous loss of livelihoods. — Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihoods
  1. businesses
  2. enterprises
  3. trades
  4. jobs
Noun
  • For culturally rooted businesses, questions of language and immigration can become part of how workplace safety is handled every day.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Free The Charlotte Pride Festival will feature live music, including a performance by Lauren Sanderson, along with hundreds of vendors, community organizations, food trucks and local businesses.
    — Evan Moore August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of businesses
Noun
  • And as enterprises deploy more AI agents, automate more workflows and connect more systems, the attack surface will continue to expand.
    — Fletcher Keister, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Auger’s target customers include large Fortune 100 enterprises, particularly those with complex global supply chains involving retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • Their trades from life before the camps are flourishing through small businesses.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • All of this comes on the heels of a big year across hockey — one highlighted by franchise-altering trades, the Olympics, growth across the PWHL and a banger of a Stanley Cup Final.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of trades
Noun
  • The job fair is expected to draw around 650 organizations hiring for 66,000 jobs, Van Duyne said.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • These improvements would help American shipbuilders compete more effectively in the global marketplace while supporting economic growth and creating high-skilled manufacturing jobs.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of jobs

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“Livelihoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihoods. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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