lucubration

Definition of lucubrationnext

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Noun
  • Researcher Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic suggests connecting with others as only humans can do, and unlocking your curiosity, while your agent handles the drudgery.
    Nigel Melville, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • In 2006, Lamont, fueled by his personal fortune and some savvy political advisers, visited local Democratic party committees and immersed himself in the drudgery of running a statewide campaign.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bahamian authorities assisted with rescue efforts, but did not deploy anyone to the scene, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) told CBS News.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • That first strike came courtesy of Catherine Dubois, a versatile depth forward, who was moved onto Montreal’s top line beside Poulin and Laura Stacey in an effort to spread out the team’s offense.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Messages where Altman appears ingratiated to Musk seem to show that Musk did most of the heavy lifting when OpenAI was founded and therefore should be awarded damages up to $150 billion, which Musk intends to donate to OpenAI’s nonprofit.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • Get long, use the skew, and let the 150-day moving average do the heavy lifting.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Their profession alchemizes money and labor into art, then back to money.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • And Malia is also achingly lonesome for her family life, with a sister about to get married and a doting father played, in this headache-inducingly twisty psychodrama’s most refreshing meta-twist, by Romanian director Radu Jude.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Among the stops will be Kodiak Island, where bears and puffin colonies abound; Juneau, the capital; and Ketchikan, a popular spot for cruise ships.
    Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • The bear chased other groups of visitors.
    Mark Price May 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Further declines in home prices would deepen the hit to household balance sheets, said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at Center for China Analysis, noting that the property downturn has already inflicted significant job losses across construction and related sectors.
    Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • One candidate ran as a fervent booster, arguing that Atlantic Yards would bring jobs and housing to the area.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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“Lucubration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucubration. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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