1
as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
one of the labors of Hercules in classical mythology was to clean out the stables of King Augeas
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2
as in efforts
the active use of energy in producing a result
a superhuman amount of labor must have gone into designing and building the pyramids of Egypt
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as in toils
very hard or unpleasant work
a political dissident forced to do six months of hard labor in the salt mines as punishment
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as in childbirths
the act or process of giving birth to children
the mother's labor lasted for six hours
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as in products
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
a small, personal film that was clearly a labor of love for the director and actors
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as in struggles
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 labors
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Justine Siegemund, a German midwife who learned her practice by studying books, was often asked to consult on complex labors.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The results of those labors, Devil’s Quarry, debuts June 10 as Season Five of Bone Valley.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
People who had really long labors and deliveries are at higher risk of developing a pelvic floor prolapse.
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Parents,
21 May 2026
Johnson is consistent in mirroring the release from his pedal and rarely labors when transitioning with route breaks.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Residents need relief from high rates and the city itself labors under a hefty and ever-rising power bill, adding tens of millions to its deficit.
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Craig D. Rose,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
In fact, to not do so would be robbing yourself of the fruits of your past labors.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
In the second round, Sarah labors.
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Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Their heroic labors produced the versions that, copied and recopied on papyrus and later on parchment, arrived at last at a printing press in Florence.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Justine Siegemund, a German midwife who learned her practice by studying books, was often asked to consult on complex labors.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The results of those labors, Devil’s Quarry, debuts June 10 as Season Five of Bone Valley.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
People who had really long labors and deliveries are at higher risk of developing a pelvic floor prolapse.
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Parents,
21 May 2026
Johnson is consistent in mirroring the release from his pedal and rarely labors when transitioning with route breaks.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Residents need relief from high rates and the city itself labors under a hefty and ever-rising power bill, adding tens of millions to its deficit.
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Craig D. Rose,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
In fact, to not do so would be robbing yourself of the fruits of your past labors.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
In the second round, Sarah labors.
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Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labors
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But the departures are often bigger PR headaches than operational ones.
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But the move enabled Florida to lock in what will be one of the best top-six forward groups in the league, slotting Brady Tkachuck into the left wing spot on the second line alongside center Sam Bennett and right wing Matthew Tkachuk that will cause opponents major headaches.
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The girl was pronounced dead at UC Irvine Medical Center, despite the efforts of first responders who arrived soon after the blast, the news release said.
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The university will still have the ability to use the park for recreational activities and, like the city, will also be able to use it as a debris site for post-hurricane recovery efforts.
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There has to be a chance that Jos Buttler’s toils in Sri Lanka and India represent his last ventures on the international stage, and therefore the end of an era.
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Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.
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Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
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In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
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As her business has expanded, her products are now available at Terrain, Joan’s on Third and the MoMA Design Store in addition to her website.
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Check out more of my favorite beauty products from this year below.
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During contests, their stomachs stretch, heart rates rise, and digestion struggles to keep up, causing intense physical stress.
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Her 12-year-old son, Whitman, has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, in which the brain struggles to tell muscles how to move to form words or perform other motor skills.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected.
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Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
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Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
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