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Used with adjectives:
"
Michael Jordan had a long career in basketball."
(long, brilliant, excellent, great, successful, amazing, fantastic)
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Football players usually have brief careers."
(brief, short)
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She certainly has a promising career ahead of her."
(promising, bright)
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Business can be a very lucrative career."
(lucrative, rewarding, difficult)
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The writer had a very prolific career."
(prolific)
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Teaching was my chosen career."
(chosen)
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Her dream is to have a great literary career."
(literary, medical, military, political, teaching)
"
His acting career has been very successful."
(acting, film, movie, musical, recording, singing, stage)
Used with verbs:
"
She wanted to build her own career."
(build, forge, pursue, make, have)
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I began my career right after college."
(began, started, launched, chose)
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He was too devoted to his career."
(devoted to, focused on, obsessed with)
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Did you spend your entire career in teaching?"
(spend)
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Going back to school should really advance her career."
(advance, boost, further)
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He abandoned his career and started a rock band."
(abandoned, gave up, threw away)
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This scandal will jeopardize his political career."
(jeopardize, risk, hurt, derail, end, finish, ruin, wreck, destroy)
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This movie revived the actor's career."
(revived, rejuvenated, revitalized)
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His career lasted for a long time."
(lasted, spanned, survived)
Used with nouns:
"
She took a career break to travel the world."
(break)
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They're only concerned about career advancement."
(advancement, development, opportunities, prospects)
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Do you have a plan for your career path?"
(path)
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A career change is a major decision."
(change, move, choice)
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The award was his career high."
(high, highlight)
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Maybe we should meet with a career counselor."
(counselor, advisor)
