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Recent Examples of time-consuming
My electives were again very engaging, but if my ultimate goal was to become a specialist, these would be time-consuming and not improve my expertise in neonatal medicine.
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Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Adopting a new one is a time-consuming and expensive process.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Since verification is a very time-consuming and resource-intensive process, several authors have identified alternative ways in which journalists can arm themselves against attacks on their objectivity without having to investigate every last detail of information.
—Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Named Douglas, the robot handles time-consuming data collection and administrative chores at a construction site.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
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Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Adopting a new one is a time-consuming and expensive process.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Since verification is a very time-consuming and resource-intensive process, several authors have identified alternative ways in which journalists can arm themselves against attacks on their objectivity without having to investigate every last detail of information.
—Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Named Douglas, the robot handles time-consuming data collection and administrative chores at a construction site.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-consuming
nonautomatic
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That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
1 Feb. 2023
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On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Aug. 2019
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-consuming. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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