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
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
The group chanted, sang and screamed at a group of agents in military fatigues and masks who walked back and forth on the building’s roof.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The 2,300 Guard troops wear fatigues, carry M17 pistols and M4 rifles, and congregate around large military vehicles that seem ill-fitted for missions on the narrow streets of nearby neighborhoods.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
But, importantly, the deployment of federal agents dressed in military fatigues, tactical vests, and often wearing face coverings, intimidate and scare people.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
The group chanted, sang and screamed at a group of agents in military fatigues and masks who walked back and forth on the building’s roof.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The 2,300 Guard troops wear fatigues, carry M17 pistols and M4 rifles, and congregate around large military vehicles that seem ill-fitted for missions on the narrow streets of nearby neighborhoods.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
But, importantly, the deployment of federal agents dressed in military fatigues, tactical vests, and often wearing face coverings, intimidate and scare people.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues
Noun
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Especially with two new blockers on the outside, as left tackle Jordan Seaton watched the game in sweats while wearing a walking boot on his right ankle.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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With cozy cold-weather trips on the calendar, your travel wardrobe best be stocked with warm sweats.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Grace Van Patten wears a flowy dress to celebrate the E1 Miami GP in Miami, with Bombay Sapphire.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the day wears on, the crowd swells to a formidable throng.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So many seem eager to be rid of the labors of thought and expression—the very labors that define them as free and autonomous human beings—by ceding them to generative artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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For all the revelry, there was a tough, discursive seriousness in the approach that Lang and O’Hara took to their labors in the late forties and early fifties.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 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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But while pains de garde can be eaten all week long, baguettes go stale quickly, leading to significant waste in French households.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eager to assimilate, Japanese farmers took pains to learn English.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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 15 Nov. 2025.
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