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noun

plural of fatigue
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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fatigues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fatigue
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
Noun
Guard members, clearly distinguished by their military fatigues, have been seen throughout downtown Memphis on patrols and directing traffic during events. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Estonia has, in the past year, observed Russian men in fatigues near its border. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 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 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 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
  1. sweats
  2. wears
  3. labors
  4. exhausts
  5. efforts
  6. kills
  7. pains
  8. tires
Noun
  • Made out of 80 percent cotton, these pants will feel like your favorite pair of sweats—all while looking like one of the most fashion-forward people on your flight.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of sweats
Verb
  • Rodríguez Castro wears a stainless-steel version on his left wrist.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Team Visma-Lease A Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard currently wears the yellow jersey after two stages, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates won his first Tour de France stage on Sunday afternoon.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of wears
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
  • Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
    — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
  • If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of exhausts
Noun
  • Meanwhile, traditional efforts to take undocumented immigrants into custody from their homes have become less effective.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The benefit brings together figures from the art, film, fashion and entertainment worlds while raising funds for LACMA’s broader mission and its efforts to make film a more integral part of the museum’s programming.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of efforts
Verb
  • Thicker components typically mean massive internal resistance, which kills electrical current.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • In contrast, spraying visible ants often kills only a small portion of the colony while leaving the nest intact, with millions of workers ready to replace the small population killed by a contact spray.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of kills
Noun
  • Having witnessed centuries of religious warfare in Europe, when millions were killed for their beliefs, the framers took pains to make sure nothing like that would happen here.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Perhaps second only to getting sunburned through your favorite white dress, the greatest casualty of summer fashion is the aches and pains brought on by your cutest but least supportive shoes.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of pains
Verb
  • More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of tires

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