lucubration

noun

Definition of lucubrationnext
as in drudgery

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  1. drudgery
  2. effort
  3. heavy lifting
  4. labor
  5. headache
  6. bear
  7. job
Noun
  • This sets up a stark contrast between their bliss and the matrimonial drudgery the townspeople endure.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s because of the massive opportunity cost such dollarless drudgery inflicts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of drudgery
Noun
  • Additionally, the workers must hand over any communications — including self-deleting texts from apps such as Signal — related to the office’s efforts to block noncitizen voting.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The work is part of a broader effort to understand how eVTOL aircraft can share airspace and infrastructure with conventional aircraft while meeting aviation safety requirements.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of effort
Noun
  • Don’t bend over backward just to get through your daily tasks, not when your laptop should be doing the heavy lifting.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, meanwhile, did the heavy lifting for Sacramento, with the shooting guard scoring 28 points and the center facilitating the offense with 14 points, eight assists and 18 rebounds.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavy lifting
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  • Robots were already offered up as part of China’s domestic answer to aging, labor shortages, and future care needs.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • At the sewing line, a conventional cotton T-shirt requires eight person-minutes of direct labor across its sewing operations, according to Silana co-founder Michael Hofmannrichter.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of labor
Noun
  • Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Epstein have caused headaches for Britain’s royal family for almost two decades.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Frequent awakenings, loud snoring, gasping during sleep, morning headaches or uncomfortable leg sensations warrant a conversation with a healthcare provider.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of headache
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  • Examples include requiring animal-proof trash bins in bear country or shorter showers during drought restrictions.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But its bears are pointing to roughly $80 billion in half-year net losses, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of compute commitments and more than 90 pages of risk factors.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bear
Noun
  • Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When the heavy hand of government borrowing reduces private investment, jobs are at stake.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
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