as in living
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 livelihood
Synthesia offers opt-outs, vows to protect actors For actors who risk AI potentially replacing them in the market, AI avatars could be one path to shore up income and ensure their livelihoods.
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Aside from budget risks for domestic programs, the lawmaker claimed Trump’s policies elsewhere are also driving up costs and threatening livelihoods.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Even in a productive season, when the vines are flush with pale blooms, risk of violent weather hangs heavy in the air, creating uncertainty for the harvest—and for the growers’ livelihoods.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
Understanding this complex relationship is crucial to protecting livelihoods and infrastructure in a warming planet.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Aside from budget risks for domestic programs, the lawmaker claimed Trump’s policies elsewhere are also driving up costs and threatening livelihoods.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Even in a productive season, when the vines are flush with pale blooms, risk of violent weather hangs heavy in the air, creating uncertainty for the harvest—and for the growers’ livelihoods.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
Understanding this complex relationship is crucial to protecting livelihoods and infrastructure in a warming planet.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
Noun
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As with programming across the Totoy portfolio, its aim has been to offer entertainment with educational value, promoting healthy living and positive values among children.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Projects like these may make living in your starter home more enjoyable, but your money will be better spent on the actual structure of your home.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Tony had just returned to employment at the store, freshly sober and needing a job.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Phyllis Hope Stitt, 61, worked at the Employment Development Department as an employment program representative, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Students involved in crafting the ordinance acknowledged that the cost of buying non-plastic goods will be higher for local businesses.—
Shawn P. Sullivan,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The YouTube personalities Colin & Samir hosted, noting how the landscape has changed under the entertainment business’ feet.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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