NINE-TO-FIVERS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nine-to-fivers

noun

plural of nine-to-fiver

as in laborers

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Many worked as laborers in building projects in an era of Western colonial rule across much of Asia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Built in 1610 by Spanish and Indigenous laborers, the church was destroyed in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt that drove Spanish colonizers out of the region for 12 years.

— Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Rather than over-scheduling people to maintain up-to-date global assets, a company can transfer much of this workload to its Smartcat AI coworkers.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Other than being an annoying time-suck, workslop is leading people to question their coworkers' competence or consideration.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

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Poliński, a professor at the Institute of Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and his colleagues began excavating the site in Pień near Dąbrowa Chełmińska in 2005.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, soil typicity and climate in the Napa Valley allow winemakers to make wine from Sauvignon Blanc grapes similar to their colleagues in France, with more refined, complex, and restrained profiles.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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