as in job
a duty that is given to a person; a post to which someone is appointed
A destination as department chair was her reward for years of dedicated service.
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Recent Examples of destination
The industry continues to grow, and Turkey remains a key destination for many patients.
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Disney has also committed roughly $60 billion over the next decade to expanding its parks, cruise lines, and resorts, including a new destination in Abu Dhabi.
—Roland Betancourt, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Flights to places like Europe may be experiencing unusually high price increases, but some destinations have more price stability.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
And so Wiseman and her team are working tirelessly alongside Cindy Holland, head of Paramount+, to build the streaming service into a destination.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2026
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Disney has also committed roughly $60 billion over the next decade to expanding its parks, cruise lines, and resorts, including a new destination in Abu Dhabi.
—Roland Betancourt, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Flights to places like Europe may be experiencing unusually high price increases, but some destinations have more price stability.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
And so Wiseman and her team are working tirelessly alongside Cindy Holland, head of Paramount+, to build the streaming service into a destination.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destination
Noun
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He was brought in as competition with Milton for the backup job.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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When people are priced out of their neighborhoods, they are pushed farther away from their jobs, schools and support systems.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jayson happened to be playing the same position as them.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Members of the National Guard took up position inside the building as people were allowed to leave but not reenter.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Make one intentional choice with your money or time, and follow through fully.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Havertz is Julian Nagelsmann’s first-choice forward and, if fit, will surely start as part of a front three with Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala at the World Cup.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of their choosing.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The students were honored at a pep rally Friday and will be treated to a lunch field trip next week at a restaurant of their choosing.—
Sophie Bates,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Jaguars used their first pick of the NFL draft to land the blocking tight end Friday night, grabbing him in the second round with the 56th selection.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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For value, need and performance, this is the Chiefs’ best selection so far.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The committee is expected to approve Warsh and send his nomination to the full Senate.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Polymarket, a reliable measure of conventional wisdom, has his odds of winning the nomination down below 40% from the November high near 60%.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 2020 election was rigged, too.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Public opinion, history and, especially, the surging price of gasoline and groceries, all point to a Democratic takeover of the House in November’s midterm election.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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These were nearing the end of the season but there were still plenty of the tightly closed, spiky bulbous vegetables for the picking.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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With smaller pests like aphids, the cultural control option extends less into hand-picking and more into treatment.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Destination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destination. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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