as in hard
with great effort or determination
arduously made their way through the dense jungle
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Recent Examples of arduously
The first year back from knee reconstruction is a tough one, and by all accounts, Darrisaw beat the timetable projection by arduously and relentlessly working through his rehab.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The composite record builds subtly and slowly, almost arduously.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The composite record builds subtly and slowly, almost arduously.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arduously
Adverb
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Stevens said the loss of Lea’e’s father hit the team hard.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Worse, the tariff burden is a regressive tax that falls hardest on lower-income households and small businesses with less bargaining power.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Detectives are working diligently to solve this case.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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With its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060, China is working diligently to move away from fossil fuels toward non-carbon-emitting energy sources.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This selective approach came after years of working intensively to support her two sons as a single mother.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Dec. 2025
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So important are Rubicon units that the Ukrainian security services are now intensively searching out their forward bases.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
22 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Development remains a hot-button issue in Florida, where many residents feel that growth is happening too fast and intensely — especially in previously natural or agricultural areas.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas is home to more than 280,000 small businesses, alongside national and regional employers that operate in an intensely competitive environment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Yang listened intently to Borchers during his court appearance.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The jury watched intently as witness Amy Marin described running to get her phone to call 911 about a vehicle crash, only for concern to turn to panic when the truck driver emerged with a gun.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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There is no need to laboriously clean and sand the walls before priming, per Johnson.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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With buckets and mops, Palestinians laboriously scooped water out of their tents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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There was something deeply moving about watching Cassils use the force of their own body and their intense mental focus to doggedly spell out one letter at a time, one word at a time, minute by minute, hour after hour.—
Gayatri Gopinath,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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Parents and alumni of Jesuit High School in Carmichael are doggedly fighting back against the Catholic all-boys school’s recent decision to begin accepting girls in 2027.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Arduously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arduously. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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