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calling

[kaw-ling] / ˈkɔ lɪŋ /
NOUN
chosen profession
Synonyms
STRONG
art business career craft do dodge employment gig go handicraft hang lifework line mission occupation play province pursuit racket slot swindle trade vocation work
WEAK
day gig life's work metier métier nine-to-five rat race walk of life
Antonyms
STRONG
avocation entertainment fun pastime recreation surrender unemployment
WEAK
amusement hobby

Example Sentences

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He got his first paid job in 1971 calling Hart basketball games for NBC Cable Newhall for $10 a game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

After 9/11, Enchassi felt a calling to become an imam.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

"And if they say they're calling from the bank, call 159 and you can be sure you're speaking to your bank," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In a speech calling on the Fed to shrink its balance sheet, Miran said that the economic effects of balance-sheet reduction “can be offset with a lower federal-funds rate.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

This was what he’d taken to calling ‘wolf sense’: the cub’s uncanny knack of sensing his thoughts and moods.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver