occupations

noun

plural of occupation
1
as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living my primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends

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2
as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place occupation of a condemned building is illegal

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Recent Examples of occupations The department’s list of qualified occupations includes many roles. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Workers in outdoor occupations, including construction, manufacturing and agriculture, are particularly at risk, Porter said. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Instead of simply replacing entire occupations, AI appears to be quietly reshuffling the value of different jobs, and making some distinctly human roles more important. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, New England stands out as the region where employers rely most heavily on the H-2B program, with non-agricultural occupations accounting for the overwhelming majority of seasonal foreign labor requests. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The lesson is that isolated task automation rarely results in large-scale job losses, except in occupations built around a very narrow set of activities. — Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Taxi driver brains Of the 9 million death certificates from January 2020 to December 2022 that researchers examined, taxi and ambulance drivers had the lowest risk of dying from Alzheimer’s disease out of 443 occupations. — Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 The Kansas City-area college also offers an AI certificate and is making plans to tailor AI classes to specific occupations, such as human resources and medical careers. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The Glenwood native and Bloom High School graduate tried a few occupations after high school but wasn’t all that comfortable with them. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupations
  1. professions
  2. occupancies
  3. vocations
  4. habitations
  5. residencies
  6. possessions
Noun
  • In engineering, computer science, medicine and related professions, an experienced practitioner can frequently earn far more in industry than a university is prepared to pay.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Real-world experience in professions may be a quality that AI is incapable of replicating, a new study suggests.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • There were multiple offers and the property went under contract in about a month, a indicator that downtown apartment conversion projects in the last decade are attractive to investors who see occupancies remaining strong.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Several hospitality operators in India confirmed the trend and are reporting sharp improvement in occupancies and room prices from May onwards.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Definition of occupancies
Noun
  • Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of vocations
Noun
  • Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of habitations
Noun
  • The remaining 10 housing units will be furnished and set aside for artists coming to the city for short-term residencies.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In 2026, numerous acts have canceled their tours or residencies, whether due to illness or something else.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of residencies
Noun
  • The Bears offense started slow before scoring on six of its final nine possessions.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The insurer offered to pay 65% of the total value of all the possessions inside their home, such as appliances, furniture and tools.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of possessions

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“Occupations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupations. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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