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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
Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Other signs and symptoms include nausea, labored breathing and a general sense of weakness, as well as an odd taste in the mouth.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
But that’s not why Fastvold and Corbet — who as directors have now had two features each in competition in Venice — labored over the film.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Falter labored through his relief appearance Friday night.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Other signs and symptoms include nausea, labored breathing and a general sense of weakness, as well as an odd taste in the mouth.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Adjective
Some of the works would be labored over and over and over again.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
But that’s not why Fastvold and Corbet — who as directors have now had two features each in competition in Venice — labored over the film.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labored
Verb
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Both teams are currently ranked in the top 10, and as is well-documented, Franklin has struggled in such games.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The food bank has struggled to keep up with demand following the cuts and a decrease in private donations.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Qatar is deepening its presence in Egypt after more than a decade of strained ties.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Reports about father and son’s strained relationship have been everywhere of late.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nobody worked harder in practice, and that became contagious to his teammates.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Kindt worked with Gorinson through several companies, including Boom!—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Scheming currently appears to be mostly limited to contrived test scenarios.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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And its absurd moments feel far less contrived (and therefore, less cringey) than its contemporaries.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How teams stack up in the race for automatic bids, first-round byes and staying on the right side of the bubble.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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De’Longhi Magnifica Evo Small and simple, the Magnifica is an automatic machine that can brew seven drinks, including espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, and iced coffee.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Not in a way that seems forced but natural.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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Human rights groups, citing concerns over forced confessions, have condemned a wave of hundreds of arrests and warned that the government is using the June conflict as a pretext to escalate repression.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This run-in all seems too pat, too staged, too likely.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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The film stars Oscar winner Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vandarploeug, an ex-pat American actor living in Tokyo.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Labored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labored. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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