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
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.
—Tim Reid, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, police officers were more and more also dressing like soldiers, with the bulletproof vests and the armor plates and fatigues and camouflage rather than normal police uniforms.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
In Memphis, the National Guard’s presence has been notably low-key, with troops dressed in standard fatigues rather than combat gear and carrying holstered—not drawn—weapons.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.
—Tim Reid, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, police officers were more and more also dressing like soldiers, with the bulletproof vests and the armor plates and fatigues and camouflage rather than normal police uniforms.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues
Noun
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As seen on her Instagram Stories, Bella shared a video of her big sister lounging in sweats while smiling and eating pizza on their couch.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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As a caregiver, never go to the hospital or doctor’s office in sweats, looking like a train wreck.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 3-foot animatronic skeleton wears purple and orange headphones, gloves and sneakers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Mann is a cool mom who wears even cooler clothes.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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These labors are generally absent from estate accounts, though often evident in diaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of gradually boiling into insanity, the film hits fever pitch hallucinations right away and quickly exhausts itself attempting to keep pace.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Many market observers are urging investors to rebalance their portfolios, while also acknowledging there could be further upside before the AI rally exhausts itself.—
Sean Conlon,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tulane University professor Susann Lusnia, part of the team who identified the artifact, recently visited the museum in Civitavecchia as part of the repatriation efforts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Echinacea is not an antibiotic that directly kills pathogens.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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That starts a chain reaction of polymerization that ultimately kills the cell.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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