LIFEWORKS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

lifeworks

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plural of lifework

as in works

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Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Several works confront the digital systems shaping contemporary life, subverting algorithms and finding room for human error and agency.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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Roughly 40% of workers in healthcare support, food service, farming, fishing, forestry, construction and repair occupations hold NDCs.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The differences became more pronounced when participants named other occupations and activities.

— Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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The Dodgers will have home-field advantage for the next three games, needing to win four of the next five to return to the World Series.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Penix missed the first two games of the regular season recovering from Achilles tendon surgery last November, during which the Falcons lost twice and the offense did not enter the red zone in either game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
According to a 2026 survey funded by a high school trades group and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, 1 in 6 students reported trying to enroll in trades courses but being turned down due to a lack of space.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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A lot of guys have been doing it a long time, and a lot of people have hard professions, and everybody does.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Sallie Mae Student Loan Loan types Undergraduate, graduate, Master's, PhD, MBA, law school, medical school, health professions, dental school, medical and dental residency loans, bar study loans.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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