lucubrations

noun

plural of lucubration
as in drudgeries

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  1. drudgeries
  2. efforts
  3. labors
  4. chores
  5. headaches
  6. bears
Noun
  • Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
    — Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of drudgeries
Noun
  • Meanwhile, traditional efforts to take undocumented immigrants into custody from their homes have become less effective.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The benefit brings together figures from the art, film, fashion and entertainment worlds while raising funds for LACMA’s broader mission and its efforts to make film a more integral part of the museum’s programming.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of efforts
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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.
    — 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.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of labors
Noun
  • To the grandparent, the situation might seem innocuous; after all, its just one episode of television while the adults do chores.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2026
  • Cool your jets and wait to do these garden chores in the fall or very early spring.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of chores
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  • Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them.
    — Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • As body temperature rises and humidity limits the body’s ability to cool itself, mild symptoms such as cramps and headaches can progress to shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, nausea, and ultimately life-threatening heat stroke.
    — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of headaches
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  • According to wildlife officials, bears are known to cache and defend food sources this time of year and noted reports that at least one moose had recently been killed nearby.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The restrictions are important because clarity disappears quickly when the price advertised online bears little resemblance to the final bill.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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