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have a job

VERB

work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

labor manage pursue strive toil try

STRONG

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

WEAK

apply oneself be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do a job do business earn a living hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away plug away punch a clock take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stop

STRONG

be lazy idle laze

WEAK

destroy relax rest

Example Sentences

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If graduates, including my son, had a degree in nursing or early childhood education or electrical engineering, he probably would have a job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"If you have not had a job by the time you are 24, you are probably not going to have a job by the time you are 34," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I went down to see and I said, ‘I would like to have a job, maybe in your costume department,’” remembers Saar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In Rockefeller’s defense, as a business owner, you would rather have a job done by your own trusted people than pay an unknown third party to handle the task.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Seems like everybody who does have a job works at the auto-parts factory on the corner of Broad and Market.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

have a job

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