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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits
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as in drudgery
very hard or unpleasant work
it took hours of pure drudge to sort through the junk in the basement
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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
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Recent Examples of drudge
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In other words, exactly the type of drudge work that corporates have outsourced for decades to offshore teams from the likes of Accenture, Cognizant and Infosys.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
Firefighters are responding to homes using snowcats and often drudging in by foot with shovels and hoses and digging hydrants out of the snow to extinguish flames, Munsey said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The corporate laborers of the industrial age were drudges, and might have needed the scaffolding of managerial hierarchies to make widgets in bulk.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In other words, exactly the type of drudge work that corporates have outsourced for decades to offshore teams from the likes of Accenture, Cognizant and Infosys.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
However, Todd Field’s first feature film in 16 years drudges up those exact dark secrets of manipulative conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett).
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
Firefighters are responding to homes using snowcats and often drudging in by foot with shovels and hoses and digging hydrants out of the snow to extinguish flames, Munsey said.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drudge
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In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harris survived because his older sister, Rosa, worked as a slave laborer in the concentration camp outside of Dęblin.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your 5th House of Euphoria welcomes in the flighty Moon, which makes this a time for fun experimentation rather than tedious drudgery.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The promise of automating out the drudgery of work and home by hacking together armies of agents feels so tantalizingly close, yet just out of reach.—
Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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That took hundreds of people within Apple laboring over technical details like the screen’s lamination and moisture rejection, according to a former Apple engineering leader.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Senators already labored for weeks to try to find agreement on Democrats’ demand that any funding for the Department of Homeland Security come with restrictions on how federal immigration agents conduct enforcement.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, these workers fell below the threshold of hours needed to qualify for health benefits.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here’s hoping that Nitehawk’s union-busting management learns from Alamo’s fatal self-own, signs a mutually respectful contract with its workers, and continues to provide a blessedly phone-free theatrical experience.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Castle Rock offered grants to support efforts to commemorate the 150th anniversary.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Each product is designed to work synergistically, delivering visible results with minimal effort, no guesswork involved.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Predator ranks growing California is struggling to manage the behavior of other predators whose ranks are growing thanks to the state’s conservation programs and endangered species protections.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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His campaign goals included reinstating and expanding bus services, attracting additional low-income housing options through federal and state grants, and increasing resource distribution by the city to homeless residents and those struggling with addiction.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Though the system managed only a dim glow, Lorna was still grateful for the flick of a switch rather than the toil of refilling oil lamps and trimming candles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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There has to be a chance that Jos Buttler’s toils in Sri Lanka and India represent his last ventures on the international stage, and therefore the end of an era.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The City Council could vote to revive the program more immediately under this option but would have to use money allocated to Vision Zero, which is the initiative striving to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Family is kind of what bands strive to be.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Drudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudge. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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