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spadeworks

noun

plural of spadework
as in donkeyworks

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  1. toils
  2. fatigues
  3. efforts
  4. drudgeries
Noun
  • The gods themselves are also an unnerving presence, omnipresent beings of colossal power who see humans as their playthings and view Ulysses' toils as some twisted spectator sport.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • There has to be a chance that Jos Buttler’s toils in Sri Lanka and India represent his last ventures on the international stage, and therefore the end of an era.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of toils
Noun
  • His military officer's cap and saber rested on the coffin, which was flanked by men in fatigues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Castro looked frail and thinner In his traditional olive-green fatigues, but was seen walking, standing and talking.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of fatigues
Noun
  • Rød-Larsen's lawyer, John Christian Elden of the Norwegian law firm Elden Law, welcomed Norwegian law enforcement efforts to seek additional evidence from DOJ.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, awareness and efforts to combat AMR have increased – but so has the threat.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of efforts
Noun
  • Aesthetic experiences were here not reserved for museums or the elite, but folded in along with daily drudgeries.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of drudgeries
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