as in labors
very hard or unpleasant work
in the "good old days" household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
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Recent Examples of drudgeries
Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.
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Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drudgeries
Noun
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Justine Siegemund, a German midwife who learned her practice by studying books, was often asked to consult on complex labors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Ray struggles to hide his drink, to get a drink, to get away on his own and pursue his Sisyphean labors of hammering a bucket of baseballs off a tee and then wandering through the field to collect them and start again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Noun
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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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Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Populations have since gradually recovered due to conservation efforts.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead on the scene.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Seconds later, the person in fatigues approaches the planter and appears to exchange fire with the officer, who moves away.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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Sources said a video posted to an online gore site allegedly shows the suspects approaching the center and then opening fire, with a person believed to be suspect Clark wearing camouflage fatigues and a plate carrier.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Thanks to the quality of the fish, word of mouth, foreign guidebooks, and now Moe’s exertions on Instagram, there are long lines at the door, especially on weekends.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Not everyone appreciated the exertions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The only thing better than sweats?—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Then there’s the sportswear component with polos, sweaters, sport shirts, hoodies and sweats.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.—
Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Unfortunately, days before the ceremony, Nelson began experiencing chest pains while visiting with a friend.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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“Drudgeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudgeries. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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