spadeworks

plural of spadework

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spadeworks
Noun
  • How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The elder Ciattarelli slapped his forward with his right hand as his son, dressed in camouflage fatigues, approached for a hug.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The congresswoman was dressed in a traditional Mexican dress and wore a sombrero while Pearcy wore an ICE vest over fatigues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.
    Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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“Spadeworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spadeworks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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