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freelance

[free-lans, -lans] / ˈfriˌlæns, -ˈlæns /
ADJECTIVE
independent
Synonyms


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I don’t have a job right now, but I do occasional freelance photography work and have earned about $1,000.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The agency continues its impartial coverage of the region using trusted freelance contributors.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Between 2003 and 2006, Lindsay worked as a freelance journalist in Egypt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

There’s a tendency to think that, because one has had any success at all, be it a musical callback or a greenlit freelance piece or a short story selected for publication, that they know best.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

When we moved to New York, she worked multiple jobs, from a freelance writer for magazines and television to a furrier’s assistant—whatever she could do to help cover her growing expenses.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Now Ms. Woodland freelances for museums part time, and she’s able to do hands-on work with their collections, something she finds very fulfilling.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

“I’ve been pleasantly surprised,” says Kim, who freelances full time as a copywriter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021

Even more dispiriting to the self-described workaholic who freelances in theater was that work was drying up as venues shut down.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2021

Wigham freelances for musical theater productions at local schools, where she has noticed a decline in trained musicians.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2017

Mr. Sauer and Mr. Merriman were in England for the express purpose of discrediting Lord Milner, and behind these fierce political freelances was the astute brain of the Bond Master, Hofmeyr.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by W. Basil (William Basil) Worsfold

I freelanced at the company where I worked before my move, and that’s where I met Matt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

She began writing straight out of college, freelanced for years and eventually followed a path taken by many young Filipinos: joining a multinational in the country's booming outsourcing industry.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Prior to that, she led writing groups in juvenile halls across the Bay Area and freelanced in Cairo during the Egyptian revolution and Arab Spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

She has freelanced for Barron’s and other publications.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

I worked for newspapers and freelanced for magazines.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

It was the logo for the freelancing website Fiverr.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now Mahran finds an escape and purpose freelancing to create mobile apps, websites and advertisements.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

I created a profile on the freelancing website Upwork.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

When I was freelancing, though, the stress of making ends meet meant I was saying “yes” to a lot of projects and working well over 60 hours a week.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

I was freelancing then, working at home, and just keeping up with the few book cover assignments I’d taken on was a major effort.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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