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Recent Examples of time-consuming
Denaturalization is lengthy and time-consuming process and has a high legal bar.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Large meals can be time-consuming, costly, and labor-intensive, not to mention stressful.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Those forced to navigate laborious and time-consuming work documentation include veterans, people experiencing homelessness, young adults aging out of foster care, adults ages 54-64 and parents with children ages 13-18.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Installation and maintenance Both types of wood flooring can be challenging and time-consuming to install, as your installer needs to nail down each plank individually.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Large meals can be time-consuming, costly, and labor-intensive, not to mention stressful.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Those forced to navigate laborious and time-consuming work documentation include veterans, people experiencing homelessness, young adults aging out of foster care, adults ages 54-64 and parents with children ages 13-18.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Installation and maintenance Both types of wood flooring can be challenging and time-consuming to install, as your installer needs to nail down each plank individually.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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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 2 Mar. 2026.
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