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careering

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verb

present participle of career
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Verb
  • By evening, disruptive Uranus enters your 3rd House of Communication, speeding up conversations, decisions, and movement.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Last December, he was arrested and charged with suspicion of DWI, speeding and failing to properly affix his license plate.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Attendees donated blood and were provided free blood pressure readings, glucose screenings, rapid HIV testing and information on health and other resources available in the community.
    Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Using flying distance, an approximate 400-mile trip became a 3,550-mile journey.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The effect was to send much of the congregation scurrying out to buy the record.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wagner already missed 48 games during the regular season while working his way back from injury, and the caution surrounding his current calf strain is understandable given the risk associated with rushing that type of issue.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Let the conversation unfold without rushing to resolve it.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Thanks to Secret Service for swift, decisive action This event sparked several high-ranking Texas leaders to take to social media to comment on the situation.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The North Carolina Republican’s decision sets the stage for Warsh’s swift confirmation to succeed Powell, whose term ends on May 15.
    Caitlin Reilly, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond that, two of the highlights of the horse racing calendar take place at Churchill Downs on Friday and Saturday, while the Formula One season resumes after a long hiatus with the Miami Grand Prix.
    The Athletic Live Team, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Agents racing to apprehend him, seen in this photo, also released by the president.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Careering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careering. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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