BEAVER (AWAY) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

beaver (away)

verb

Definition of beaver (away)

as in to labor

to devote serious and sustained effort he's been beavering away at the various courses for his dinner party all day long, hoping to impress his new friends

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But others are still at work, laboring under a new collective bargaining agreement with another labor organization, the International Longshoremen’s Association.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The infant had been trapped for almost three days; a team of rescuers from Fairfax, Virginia, had been laboring to reach the boy, who was nine months old, for at least six hours.

— Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of labor

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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of struggle

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The detective is accused of falsifying hours while working an off-duty security detail at a Target store.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In the episode, Monsignor Sarno — who spent 40 years working with the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — said canonization is meant to highlight an individual’s life path as an example for conscience in their specific circumstance.

— Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026

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