as in efforts
very hard or unpleasant work
the donkeywork involved in setting up one's own start-up software firm
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Noun
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One person close to White House staff’s efforts to keep the president informed acknowledged that his information diet has narrowed since the first term.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025 -
The fire suppression efforts involve five engines, one water tender, two dozers and one hand crew.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The man was dressed in sweats and carried a clear plastic bag filled with clothes.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Deion Sanders said left tackle Jordan Seaton, who watched the second half of the Wyoming game in sweats, is expected to play.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These labors are generally absent from estate accounts, though often evident in diaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.—
Fred Marchant,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For many, the virus results in flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, per the CDC.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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In April, 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian, died while being held at GEO’s Pompano Beach facility after complaining of chest pains.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This has been a turbulent window for Villa, not only against the backdrop of such challenges but also the toils involved in moving current players on.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The group chanted, sang and screamed at a group of agents in military fatigues and masks who walked back and forth on the building’s roof.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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The 2,300 Guard troops wear fatigues, carry M17 pistols and M4 rifles, and congregate around large military vehicles that seem ill-fitted for missions on the narrow streets of nearby neighborhoods.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The little girl began to feel drowsy after her exertions at the swimming pool and decided to curl up beside her.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The male shadowed her, shivering after her full-bodied exertions above sandy pits where ripples of water flowed through.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished with a generous sprinkling of salt and a few grinds of black pepper.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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And Destiny 2 has had some bad grinds in the past.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Donkeyworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkeyworks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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