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avocation

[av-uh-key-shuhn] / ˌæv əˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“I think Spencer’s perspective was, ‘I’m going to turn this into not just an avocation but also a vocation,’” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Once she yells about her charley horse what might have been a saucy turn degrades into an awkward limb pile because that is Miranda's avocation.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

In fact, examining her particular talent for this avocation — and how her style contributed to it — explains a lot about the workings of Mr. Epstein’s enterprise.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Daguillard began acquiring sketches, prints and paintings in the 1960s, but the avocation really took hold during a Paris sabbatical.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

When he was advised that he had no avocation, he left the island, came to America to study the then budding field of psychiatry.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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