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Adjective
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Kansas played the Blue Devils close and made life difficult for Duke freshman Cameron Boozer, largely thanks to Flory Bidunga’s defense.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
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Parents in attendance shared appreciation for seeing teens connect with older adults, especially during a stage of life when meaningful conversation at home can sometimes feel more difficult.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Golden Horse Best Actors Wu Kang Ren and Tse Kwan Ho play the formidable Poon patriarch and son.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Last year’s Terrapins made a Sweet 16 run and lost to formidable South Carolina by just four points.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s really arduous work as a drummer.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Ships were forced to take the arduous and often more perilous trip around Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Denver’s All-Star point guard fouled out early in overtime after scoring only five laborious points.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Eradication efforts are costly and laborious, involving manual removal, herbicides, and biological controls.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Middle linebacker is one of the toughest positions to play in today’s game, but Smith has the mental makeup to run the front of this defense.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Senate map will likely get tougher for Democrats in future elections.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One critique that popped up around One Battle had to do with the campaign’s strenuous avoidance of saying anything political.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Investigators also allege the girl was forced to sleep in an uninsulated garage without bedding during the winter months, denied adequate nutrition and made to perform strenuous exercise until exhaustion under threats of assault.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Central and South Texas — including the Austin area — remain under severe to extreme drought conditions, with rainfall deficits of a foot or more.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Her care team identified a severe infection that had spread throughout her body.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The spirit of the endeavor can forgive a lot, with some clumsy filmmaking that doesn’t seem to be an intentional homage, such as a slapdash set-up to Helen’s murderous ways and a slightly tacked-on feeling opening involving a film critic who has been a thorn in Jack’s side.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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After a first murderous high, Green spends the rest of the film chasing that euphoria through a recognizable 20th century America braced for inevitable collapse.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Toilful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toilful. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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