1
as in emphasized
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 attacked
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 licked
to strike repeatedly
with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death
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Recent Examples of belabored
During Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, one health announcement came fast — the other was belabored at length.
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Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
9 June 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
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
The movie is effervescent; there’s nothing belabored about it.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
The stereotype of constructing the culture of a program in the mirror image of the head coach is belabored throughout every college football season.
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Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Its instructions are vague, its arguments belabored and its absurdist fables too plentiful.
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Book Marks
october 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
9 June 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
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
The movie is effervescent; there’s nothing belabored about it.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
The stereotype of constructing the culture of a program in the mirror image of the head coach is belabored throughout every college football season.
—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Its instructions are vague, its arguments belabored and its absurdist fables too plentiful.
—
Book Marks
october 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belabored
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Elsewhere in the conversation, Winfrey appealed to creators’ sense of responsibility and emphasized that influence carries obligations.
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Antonella Capelli, Lectra’s president for EMEA, emphasized the growing importance of trend data in a fast-changing fashion landscape shaped by global economic and consumer shifts.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
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Though Kim stressed the new warship was a completely domestic product, Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said the pace of shipbuilding could indicate otherwise.
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Shipment goals signal commercial readiness At the Munich event, CATL stressed that the product is now past the demonstration stage.
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Moments later, police say Carvahlo slammed head-on into a Chevy Cruze being driven by a Haverhill man in his 20s.
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My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
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As the storms pounded the area, Bartlett and Hanover Park were hit especially hard, with 3-inch tree limbs reported down in Bartlett.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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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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Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
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With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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“Belabored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belabored. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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