Thesaurus results for SLAVES (FOR)

slaves (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of slave (for)

as in works (for)

to be a servant for why would you waste your time slaving for a boss you can't stand?

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San Francisco serves as a prime example of how the roaring AI industry is helping drive economic growth more broadly, but masking the economic inequality of lower-and-middle-income families.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The largely unfamiliar cast lend an air of unpredictability that serves the central mystery well, while the city itself — the bulk of the events take place in the brutalist confines of the Barbican Estate — plays an admirable supporting role.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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