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Recent Examples of lifework
Don Luigi Ciotti, a seventy-nine-year-old priest, has become a household name in Italy for his lifework as an anti-Mafia activist.
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Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
What has defined his lifework has been the 30 months between the two.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
What could be better for any author than for his lifework to become a reader’s lifework, too?
—Yiyun Li, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2023
The current Wiseman revival can arguably be traced back to 2014, when Venice gave the director an honorary Golden Lion for his lifework.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Pampanin, who now works for the mayor’s civil rights division, received a private showing of Whitten’s lifework, from the early portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, with black and green olives in the foreground.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
But plenty of Haitians do, including other artists and students hoping to make art their lifework.
—Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
This has been my lifework, as a futurist turned presenturist.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2023
Getting African art accepted into Western art museums was a lifework for many of them.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
What has defined his lifework has been the 30 months between the two.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
What could be better for any author than for his lifework to become a reader’s lifework, too?
—Yiyun Li, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2023
The current Wiseman revival can arguably be traced back to 2014, when Venice gave the director an honorary Golden Lion for his lifework.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Pampanin, who now works for the mayor’s civil rights division, received a private showing of Whitten’s lifework, from the early portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, with black and green olives in the foreground.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
But plenty of Haitians do, including other artists and students hoping to make art their lifework.
—Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
This has been my lifework, as a futurist turned presenturist.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2023
Getting African art accepted into Western art museums was a lifework for many of them.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifework
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Always there were the references to Harvard, to his work as an architect and in philanthropy.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Another woman on the same app bailed a few days before our hangout because of work and personal stress.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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These building blocks allow young people to acquire knowledge that is profitable, relationships that are priceless, and a vocation that elevates their self-worth.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But this unique vocation is dying out, a victim of various phenomena—but mostly the lack of new recruits to replenish its aging practitioners.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
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The unimpressed-looking stoic bride was captured munching on a snack while the groom addressed an endearing profession of love to her as her wedding party looked on.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Artists and entrepreneurs need to invent new human-centric professions where the soon-to-be-abundant human labor capacity can be shifted.Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The series streamlines much of the larger historical context and can feel claustrophobic as a result — in excluding a full picture of what British occupation materially meant in the day-to-day of West Belfast, the series fails to communicate the scale of what this history means to the region.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The legislation does not directly outlaw UNRWA’s operations in the West Bank and Gaza, both considered by international law to be outside the state of Israel but under Israeli occupation.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Even President Joe Biden’s big spending in 2021 took place in an economy with depressed employment, and the inflationary impact was further mitigated by a surge in immigration, which expanded the labor force and helped create the capacity to meet higher demand.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The data, sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, includes average income, percentage of employment, job creation and job destruction, with each state ranked for its overall performance across these key areas.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In combination with the mild climate, this creates an environment perfectly suited for yachting and fine living.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The disputed land is literally the foundation for the athletes’ livelihoods.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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Overall, the locals in Osceola County are largely motivated by the issues that directly affect their livelihoods.Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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The project was mentioned during Thursday’s meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, which is dedicated to supporting NASA missions to the Red Planet.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But with the right gear and know-how a mobile mission during the rut can make for an all-time great deer hunting experience.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Lifework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifework. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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