drudges 1 of 2

noun

plural of drudge
1
as in laborers
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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2
as in labors
very hard or unpleasant work it took hours of pure drudge to sort through the junk in the basement

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drudges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drudge
as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks

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  1. laborers
  2. labors
  3. struggles
  4. workers
  5. toils
  6. strives
  7. drudgeries
  8. slaves
Noun
  • In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections.
    — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • Their heroic labors produced the versions that, copied and recopied on papyrus and later on parchment, arrived at last at a printing press in Florence.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of labors
Verb
  • Charles builds their cabin with help from a kind widower and Civil War veteran, John Edwards (Warren Christie), who struggles with alcohol; Edwards’ sometime companion (Rebecca Amzallag) is a fiercely independent bar owner.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Her performance as Jovie, the department store employee who struggles to get into the Yuletide frame of mind, was her big break.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
Definition of struggles
Noun
  • There are more than 70 cardrooms across California employing about 20,000 workers, according to the California Gaming Assn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • In March, Jamaica ended its 50-year medical cooperation agreement with Cuba, affecting nearly 300 healthcare workers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of workers
Noun
  • 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
  • Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of toils
Verb
  • Perusing the menu online provides insight into how truly diverse Sushi Sushi strives to be.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • While leadership strives to accelerate AI investment, many workers, particularly in frontline and junior positions, still don’t understand how the technology will impact their daily responsibilities or long-term career paths.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of strives
Noun
  • Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.
    — 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
Definition of drudgeries
Verb
  • Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of slaves
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