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to devote serious and sustained effort
the young lawyer labored most of the weekend over the difficult legal brief
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Recent Examples of labored
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
In its determination to make its point, Joni’s Jazz is a labor of love that still feels a little labored.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Her clarion voice slices through the show’s labored attempts to be both fable and fabulous.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
In its determination to make its point, Joni’s Jazz is a labor of love that still feels a little labored.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Ole Miss kept Miami within reach when its offense labored and took a 19-17 lead on Lucas Carneiro’s fourth field goal, from 21 yards.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labored
Adjective
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The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The results showed that while standard chemical leaching struggled without gravity to move fluids, the microbes didn’t blink.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The passenger was able to exit the truck while the suspect, still armed with the knife, struggled with the driver.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Then the breathing, strained and short-winded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Consumer spending is being driven by wealthier households who tend have money in stocks and have seen their investments rise in value, while people who rely on paychecks for their income are feeling strained by a lack of affordability.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the years following his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Puth worked for DeGeneres' eleveneleven label, released a couple of promotional singles, and collaborated on other music, including jingles and theme songs for YouTube personalities.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
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Epstein hired a team of aggressive, high-profile lawyers, who worked with prosecutors to limit the punishment Epstein faced.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Is there another book at once so good and so bad, so thrilling and so boring, so authentic to the currents of the soul and so hideously contrived, so stunningly patrolled by dreamlike visions and so crushed by its own intellectual baggage?—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Realistic but utterly contrived videos went viral on social media after both incidents.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One month later, Turning Point’s flagship conference descended into recriminations over the very controversies and conspiracies that its founder had endeavored so assiduously to suppress.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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During his short time in office, Garfield endeavored to clean up the government.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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State legislation under consideration would prohibit the sale of new handguns that are designed to be easily converted into fully automatic weapons.—
Cindy Camp,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Resort officials said the gondola stopped due to a mechanical alignment issue that triggered a safety sensor — bringing the lift to an automatic stop, Olympic Regional Development Authority and Gore Mountain said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Villa had taken the lead in the first half through Morgan but toiled in the second, unable to play as incisively after Andoni Iraola tightened his midfield.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Iger, a longtime ABC executive, had toiled years in the shadow of former Chief Executive Michael Eisner and Disney’s board wanted to give him a shot.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Labored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labored. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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