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
Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Cissé, who was not a member of the military, sometimes posted images of herself in military fatigues to her more than 140,00 TikTok followers, which is thought to have drawn attention from the armed men.
—CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
After an hour, the boat reached the island of Porvenir, where men in military fatigues from Senafront, Panama's border police, tallied the number of migrants.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The elder Ciattarelli slapped his forward with his right hand as his son, dressed in camouflage fatigues, approached for a hug.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The congresswoman was dressed in a traditional Mexican dress and wore a sombrero while Pearcy wore an ICE vest over fatigues.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
What To Know The test of the Burevestnik missile, known by NATO as Skyfall, was first revealed Sunday when Putin appeared in an official video wearing camouflage fatigues to hear a report from Russia’s chief of general staff.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Extras in fatigues cluster around the town’s library, which now serves as an entryway to the Upside Down via a multi-story red hole.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down doors, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from their apartments, residents and witnesses told the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
With his trademark military fatigues, slender Cohiba cigars, and marathon speeches vilifying Uncle Sam, Castro captured the imaginations of aspiring revolutionaries and millions of others around the world.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Cissé, who was not a member of the military, sometimes posted images of herself in military fatigues to her more than 140,00 TikTok followers, which is thought to have drawn attention from the armed men.
—CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
After an hour, the boat reached the island of Porvenir, where men in military fatigues from Senafront, Panama's border police, tallied the number of migrants.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The elder Ciattarelli slapped his forward with his right hand as his son, dressed in camouflage fatigues, approached for a hug.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The congresswoman was dressed in a traditional Mexican dress and wore a sombrero while Pearcy wore an ICE vest over fatigues.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
What To Know The test of the Burevestnik missile, known by NATO as Skyfall, was first revealed Sunday when Putin appeared in an official video wearing camouflage fatigues to hear a report from Russia’s chief of general staff.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Extras in fatigues cluster around the town’s library, which now serves as an entryway to the Upside Down via a multi-story red hole.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down doors, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from their apartments, residents and witnesses told the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues
Noun
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The fool-proof formula feels like your favorite sweats but looks far more intentional.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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For a slightly more polished feel, make like Mila Kunis and style your sweats with a simple yet sophisticated longline wool coat that preferably has a slightly oversized fit.—
Georgia Lockstone,
Glamour,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cyclops dons a more comic-accurate blue-and-yellow uniform, while Xavier wears a black-and-red X symbol on his gray jacket.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Plus, its crew neckline is the ideal base for statement necklaces, just like the chunky string of pearls that Seyfried wears throughout the movie.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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But the attention the episode pays to her labors the next day to secure Helen’s grace is a great example of Gillian’s slow-burn style paying off.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Nov. 2025
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The time has come for decorating enthusiasts around Middle Tennessee to shine, and for area visitors ― and those of us who live nearby and enjoy scoping out Christmas decor, or getting a few ideas of our own to add in next year ― to see the fruits of their labors.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The denial exhausts the city’s legal options for the 2022 ballot measure, known as Measure C.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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During a final confrontation, all of this comes to light, Josephine accidentally shoots and kills Irvine family friend Colin (Jay Ellis), and Peter not-so-accidentally shoots and kills Josephine.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lately though, claims about the practice have grown, with viral videos and content creators claiming that exposing your blankets to freezing temperatures kills bacteria, banishes allergens, and more.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Williams took great pains to establish that his primary objective is building the Terps (7-7, 0-3 Big Ten), not tearing down a 21-year-old prospect, the Bears or the sport’s governing body.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2026
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Those in their fifties and beyond require the same amount of sleep as younger adults—and may actually benefit from sleeping more to offset nightly wake-ups from aches and pains, medication side effects, or dealing with the need to urinate more frequently in the middle of the night.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Fatigues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatigues. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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