belaboring

present participle of belabor
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as in emphasizing
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt

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Recent Examples of belaboring Walter synthesized her talk-show shtick with the current moment, entering the space with strong game while also finding a way to mention Kimmel’s current hero status — and without belaboring it, which is a needle most talk-show guests cannot thread. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Set during the Yongle Era, Xixi said that Blade of Vengeance would break from the norm and the in-world drama would focus on realism and logic rather than fantastical feats, with the production emphasizing the real location shooting and hard-hitting action.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In every stop on Saturday, Ciattarelli makes a point of emphasizing how his Jersey roots go deeper than his opponent’s.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • In addition, nine other suspects were arrested for allegedly attacking law enforcement officers over the summer during immigration enforcement operations in and around Los Angeles.
    Louis Casiano , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In June 2023, Smith was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Collins is no doubt licking his chops studying tape of another Patriots rookie, left guard Jared Wilson, who allowed two sacks last weekend.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chirping is also a friendly call for attention, while gentle nipping and licking mimic grooming rituals.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • But let’s be honest—no one wins when the family feuds (word to JAY Z) or when everyone’s secretly stressing about money.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In the news conference before the vote, legislative Republicans said that men's correctional facilities are at 134% of capacity, while women's are at 169% of capacity, which is stressing the system.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • This way of peering at screen culture from an inexact distance, which also comes up in a scolding scene where Ethan scrolls aimlessly through something like TikTok, rankles in a play that is otherwise so precise about physical time and space.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Like an impatient parent scolding their toddler, Frankenstein grows frustrated with his monster’s limited capacity for speech.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Buffalo Bills got back on track Sunday by pounding the Carolina Panthers 40-9 and ending a two-game losing streak.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The storm is already pounding Jamaica, and NHC meteorologists urge residents to shelter in place.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Back in 1961, residents of Capitola woke up to find that hordes of black seabirds were slamming into cars, windows and people's homes and dying.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Ford said earlier that his province was spending $75 million to run ads in the United States slamming the impact of tariffs and featuring clips of Reagan.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • LogoPowered byScale logo Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, is slowly cutting through the Caribbean, soaking and lashing those in its path with torrential rain and catastrophic winds.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • By early evening, Melissa was still lashing the island with gusts potentially estimated as high as 200 mph near the eye and in the mountains.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Belaboring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belaboring. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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