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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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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
For starters, pulling it off requires running a computer script alongside the game, laboriously entering each round of color feedback into a separate application.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
Each was a career politician who spent decades laboriously climbing the government rungs before being elected governor.
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Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
There is no need to laboriously clean and sand the walls before priming, per Johnson.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
With buckets and mops, Palestinians laboriously scooped water out of their tents.
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Arkansas Online,
12 Dec. 2025
Set in 1970 suburban Massachusetts, Reichardt's take on the heist genre saw O'Connor laboriously heaving art through a hay barn to comedic effect.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
No, these Warriors are doing something laboriously, painfully joyless.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
The now 6-2 Patriots started slow, laboriously taking a 9-7 lead into halftime against the Browns.
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
Each was a career politician who spent decades laboriously climbing the government rungs before being elected governor.
—
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
There is no need to laboriously clean and sand the walls before priming, per Johnson.
—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
With buckets and mops, Palestinians laboriously scooped water out of their tents.
—
Arkansas Online,
12 Dec. 2025
Set in 1970 suburban Massachusetts, Reichardt's take on the heist genre saw O'Connor laboriously heaving art through a hay barn to comedic effect.
—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
No, these Warriors are doing something laboriously, painfully joyless.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
The now 6-2 Patriots started slow, laboriously taking a 9-7 lead into halftime against the Browns.
—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
The technology is rapidly replacing the old days of crime-scene investigators crafting hand sketches and using tape measures to laboriously take down measurements.
—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laboriously
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Kelly, who still lives in the Western New York area and is actively involved with the Bills, is looking forward to the team’s first home game in their new stadium.
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When not displaying geyser-like activity, the pool was actively boiling.
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In heat waves, Aid stations could be hard-pressed to manage everyone affected.
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Add liquid ingredients and ice, seal and shake hard.
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Just be sure to diligently shop around for accounts before making a decision, as even minor interest rate differences among banks can add up to substantial earnings differences over time.
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By updating ordinances in advance, and diligently collecting information about any data center proposals that are made, local officials and citizens can protect the best interests of their communities.
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.
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The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia.
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The first year back from knee reconstruction is a tough one, and by all accounts, Darrisaw beat the timetable projection by arduously and relentlessly working through his rehab.
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The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives.
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Research on decision making shows that people tend to feel potential losses more intensely than equivalent gains.
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The peacocks continue to screech in the distance, while Charli leans on the railing and stares out intently at the Los Angeles skyline.
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Burke has pleaded not guilty and followed the Wednesday hearing intently, nodding along as the judge spoke.
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Performance factors purposefully into the mix using soft, durable outdoor marine fabrics from Loro Piana, luxurious marine-grade leathers from Moore & Giles, sculptural plumbing fixtures from Dornbracht, and architectural hardware from Joseph Giles.
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It was purposefully and criminally done, and somebody had to work very hard, probably in the dark of night, to create such a condition.
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“Laboriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laboriously. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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