as in sweats
very hard or unpleasant work
although he had joined the army for action and adventure, much of his day seemed to be devoted to mindless fatigues
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as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them
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Recent Examples of fatigues
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Neighbors and other observers in the area blew whistles, honked horns and yelled outrage, with some recording the detention from a distance, but the agents — wearing military-style fatigues and equipment — got the 57-year-old into a vehicle and drove away.
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Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
Four weeks earlier, agents had arrived in Chicago with military fatigues, face masks, armored vehicles, and rifles.
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Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
For five days that month, federal agents in masks and military fatigues arrested people across east Charlotte, the South Boulevard area and Pineville.
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Ryan Oehrli
updated February 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
In addition to weapons, crewmembers had bulletproof vests, rifle scopes and camouflage fatigues, Cuba officials said in a statement.
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Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
Several notable political figures, including lawyers and former government ministers, headed through a glass door at the hotel guarded by men in fatigues after being directed by a woman to submit their documents.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
An accompanying video set to high-energy rock-dance music shows Maxima smiling in green army fatigues before jumping into a pool, then rock climbing in a helmet.
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Seconds later, the person in fatigues approaches the planter and appears to exchange fire with the officer, who moves away.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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
Neighbors and other observers in the area blew whistles, honked horns and yelled outrage, with some recording the detention from a distance, but the agents — wearing military-style fatigues and equipment — got the 57-year-old into a vehicle and drove away.
—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
Four weeks earlier, agents had arrived in Chicago with military fatigues, face masks, armored vehicles, and rifles.
—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
For five days that month, federal agents in masks and military fatigues arrested people across east Charlotte, the South Boulevard area and Pineville.
—
Ryan Oehrli
updated February 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
In addition to weapons, crewmembers had bulletproof vests, rifle scopes and camouflage fatigues, Cuba officials said in a statement.
—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
Several notable political figures, including lawyers and former government ministers, headed through a glass door at the hotel guarded by men in fatigues after being directed by a woman to submit their documents.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
An accompanying video set to high-energy rock-dance music shows Maxima smiling in green army fatigues before jumping into a pool, then rock climbing in a helmet.
—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues
Noun
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The only thing better than sweats?
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Then there’s the sportswear component with polos, sweaters, sport shirts, hoodies and sweats.
Verb
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Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.
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Non-inverter ACs feature simpler parts that are cheaper and easier to fix, but the stop-start cycle wears the mechanical parts out faster, so these air conditioners are more prone to frequent repairs and tend to have a shorter lifespan.
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Justine Siegemund, a German midwife who learned her practice by studying books, was often asked to consult on complex labors.
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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.
Verb
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Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
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Populations have since gradually recovered due to conservation efforts.
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Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Prosecutors argued that Song planned an ambush with the intent to kills officers, while the defense argued that Song fired into the ground after seeing Gross point his gun at a protester and that the shot that hit the officer might have been a ricochet.
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Fragile Lebanon ceasefire faces new strain as Israeli gunfire kills two, threatening a broader truce.
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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.
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Unfortunately, days before the ceremony, Nelson began experiencing chest pains while visiting with a friend.
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Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
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