1
as in to emphasize
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely
stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt
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2
as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself
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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death
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Recent Examples of belabor
One thing the Ducks won’t have to belabor is the shootout, which gave them a win over the Avs back in January, another over the Calgary Flames on Sunday and seven in seven opportunities overall this season.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
At risk of belaboring the Wallacaissaince, this is an especially fun conversation for structure nerds and systems heads.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Jones belabored this point as well, once again citing packing too much and how a broken zipper can quickly turn messy if security is unable to quickly re-pack your belongings.
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Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
This isn’t to belabor the point of the final three weeks, because the Chiefs didn’t exactly have much of anything to play for.
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Sam McDowell 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
At risk of belaboring the Wallacaissaince, this is an especially fun conversation for structure nerds and systems heads.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Jones belabored this point as well, once again citing packing too much and how a broken zipper can quickly turn messy if security is unable to quickly re-pack your belongings.
—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
This isn’t to belabor the point of the final three weeks, because the Chiefs didn’t exactly have much of anything to play for.
—
Sam McDowell 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belabor
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While the community effort is significant, volunteers emphasized that more specialized support is required to address the scale of the crisis.
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Reynolds instead emphasizes that Puritans (and Quakers) framed the earliest antislavery arguments in the English-speaking world.
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His pace routinely bothered Sweden, including on one impressive solo run in the first half that produced a quality attacking scenario.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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This ancient poem isn’t interested in scolding women for their sexuality, but in the establishment of honor in the elite household.
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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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Hakimi fired off the corner, followed by a header by Chadi Riad that was picked up by Rahimi, who slammed it into the upper right of the net.
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Goldman was slammed for refusing to decline support during this race from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which has become a significant split in various Democratic primaries this year.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said.
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In that controversial match, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior had alleged that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni had racially insulted him.
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Shame on me for insulting a human being for doing their job.
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“Belabor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belabor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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