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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
  • Worse, some of us are offloading the drudgery of writing recommendation letters, grant proposals, and even scientific papers to AI.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Co-creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman spun the Peacock series out of the universe of The Office, transferring Oscar Nuñez’s accountant Oscar, as well as the general vibe of workplace drudgery, to a dying Toledo newspaper.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of drudgery
Noun
  • Kalin said Turkey would continue to make efforts to help resolve the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan through dialogue, the news agency reported.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The state’s top law enforcement officer will not shed any light on why subpoenas were recently served on a slew of Broward County officials regarding the county’s efforts to explore cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of effort
Noun
  • But with Maiava doing most of the heavy lifting, USC barely needed its backfield.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Five excavators, compressors and breakers were doing the heavy lifting to bring rescuers closer to any possible survival zone.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of heavy lifting
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  • Instead of dispatching a service van ($150 to $300 in fuel and labor) and navigating traffic, the technician accessed the multitenant dashboard.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The other objection, pressed by organized labor, is that collective bargaining should fix all of this.
    — Lamell J. McMorris, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of labor
Noun
  • In another incident that gave Europe a headache, officials suggested Russia was behind a drone that breached Lithuania’s airspace earlier this month.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Typical symptoms are a high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle, bone or joint pain, nausea and vomiting, swollen glands, and skin rash.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of headache
Noun
  • Grand Teton instructed visitors to gather all belongings, especially food, if a bear approaches.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Never Approach a Bear Seeing and experiencing wildlife like a bear can be exciting, says Edge.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bear
Noun
  • The lingerers brought their dirty dishes to the bus tub, wiped their mouths one last time with a napkin, and waved to Cleo, their faces saying, Nice job!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Tasked with the assignment of retrieving the escapees is Bob (Knoxville, sporting a blonde dye job), a 50-year-old counselor whose job is on the line.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of job
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“Lucubration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucubration. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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