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Recent Examples of time-consuming
But coaxing nematodes is tricky and time-consuming, so Ortega-Jiménez collaborated with Ranjiangshang Ran, a postdoc studying fluid mechanics at Emory University, who ran computer simulations of thousands more jump trajectories.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
All recipients must complete an application process many consider time-consuming and confusing.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Initiative petitions must survive an expensive and time-consuming signature-gathering process to qualify for the statewide ballot.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
In the first half, both teams put together long, time-consuming drives.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
All recipients must complete an application process many consider time-consuming and confusing.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Initiative petitions must survive an expensive and time-consuming signature-gathering process to qualify for the statewide ballot.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
In the first half, both teams put together long, time-consuming drives.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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