1
as in actively
in a manner involving great or constant activity
working laboriously late into the night in order to meet the deadline
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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination
the farmer laboriously pruned all season long to produce the finest crop of grapes possible
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Recent Examples of laboriously
The technology is rapidly replacing the old days of crime-scene investigators crafting hand sketches and using tape measures to laboriously take down measurements.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Instead of laboriously testing compounds one by one in wet labs or waiting weeks for physics simulations to finish, scientists can now triage molecules digitally at supercomputer scale.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Sean Emery, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Instead of laboriously testing compounds one by one in wet labs or waiting weeks for physics simulations to finish, scientists can now triage molecules digitally at supercomputer scale.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laboriously
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The Garnet Fire continued to burn actively overnight, all the light rain and elevated humidity did assist firefighters in some areas.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The transition can be smoother when adults shift from assuming to actively listening.—
Zakkiyyah T. White,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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That’s hard on the receivers, the coaches, the play-caller, and the quarterback.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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All Dart can do now is continue to work diligently behind the scenes and wait for his number to be called.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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When one partner diligently models patience, the other is more likely to follow suit.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The proposal entails a ceasefire during which Israeli forces redeploy to the lines specified in the Witkoff proposal, while humanitarian aid flows intensively to meet the basic needs of the population in Gaza.—
Becky Anderson,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Meditation is intensely personal.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the server market is intensely competitive and somewhat commoditized, which may hinder profit growth even if sales continue to rise.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At one point, just before the golf cart crash, the mother was seen with the kids in a huddle, heads touching, praying very intently, according to Campbell.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
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Appearing over a video link from his prison in San Diego, Erik listened intently but appeared visibly shaken.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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Matt ultimately decides to go with another director and purposefully buys Scorsese's script — meant to be his final film — with the sole intention of killing the project.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The American public was purposefully shielded from discovering who wielded the executive power, all while Biden's signature was deployed across thousands of documents to effect radical policy shifts.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The writer of the book about the stepfather also began to work assiduously at school, getting top grades in every subject.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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But Google assiduously addresses threats with frequent updates.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Laboriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laboriously. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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