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Recent Examples of time-consuming
Meanwhile, Trump wants Apple to manufacture iPhones in the US, but that would be an expensive and time-consuming undertaking.
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PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
First, and not insignificantly, deciding against job search removes a time-consuming task from your to-do list.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2025
The State Department’s new language suggests that the re-vetting process, which officials acknowledge is time-consuming, is far more widespread.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Still, finding one that checks off all your boxes can be tough (and time-consuming).
—Lex Goldstein, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
First, and not insignificantly, deciding against job search removes a time-consuming task from your to-do list.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2025
The State Department’s new language suggests that the re-vetting process, which officials acknowledge is time-consuming, is far more widespread.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Still, finding one that checks off all your boxes can be tough (and time-consuming).
—Lex Goldstein, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-consuming
nonautomatic
Adjective
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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