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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
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
For infants, additional red flags include difficulty feeding, fewer wet diapers, fast or labored breathing or unusual sleepiness.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
And there was a breeziness to Sunday’s outing that simply wasn’t present last season as Painter labored during start after start.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Kylene had been taking Bactrim for acne when her flu-like symptoms hit — a high fever headache, severe nausea, labored breathing and sternum pain — leading to her hospitalization.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
For infants, additional red flags include difficulty feeding, fewer wet diapers, fast or labored breathing or unusual sleepiness.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
Many states in recent years have labored to pass sports betting laws, tapping massive tax revenues from wagers to balance their budgets.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
And there was a breeziness to Sunday’s outing that simply wasn’t present last season as Painter labored during start after start.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labored
Adjective
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Gulf countries import most of their food and manufactured products, and rely on open shipping lanes to export — in addition to hydrocarbons — aluminum, fertilizers, and other goods.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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If the space is challenging, then a pre-manufactured model may not work.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The strike caused an intense fire at the hospital, with footage from local television showing rescue crews combing through the wreckage with flashlights late into the night as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both teams struggled in their previous games, though.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a rare public tirade against a member of their ranks, leaders insisted that Orbán must respect the 27-nation bloc's decision in December to fund Ukraine's armed forces and strained economy for the next two years.—
LORNE COOK,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Quentin Grimes scored 27 points as the 76ers ended a five-game road losing streak and won for the fourth time in their last six games playing without their two biggest stars — Joel Embiid (strained right oblique) and Tyrese Maxey (finger).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After serving in World War II and the Korean War, Jim Rush worked 31 years at the local post office.—
SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The no-bill in the 1991 killing of Cynthia Gonzalez comes in a case on which a University of Texas at Arlington criminology class worked with police.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Aunt Fely, with her compliments and her contrived umbrage at the theatricality of my sartorial gesture, was only a minute away.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Adroitly balancing humor and pathos, her performance brings the only real human element to the overly contrived proceedings.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Along the way, Pollan endeavored to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence, like why is there a subjective self at all?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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In the Charger, an AR-style rifle and a Glock pistol with a switch that turned it into a fully automatic weapon were found.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Unless Congress acts, that would mean automatic cuts to monthly checks.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Buendia toiled for regular minutes and Leverkusen, unsurprisingly, decided against making the purchase.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks’ fourth line toiled low in the zone, and after the Jets hustled to avert the threat there, Trouba’s ostensibly harmless fling from the far corner found the net, appearing to hit Winnipeg defenseman Ville Heinola’s stick first.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Labored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labored. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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