as in hard
with great effort or determination
arduously made their way through the dense jungle
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Adverb
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Go hard or go home was Dalin’s motto during his record-smashing run.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025 -
Any display of weakness encourages Russia to continue and strike harder, as has happened throughout the year.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Cunningham’s message to the group lasted no more than 30 seconds — with starting center Jalen Duren listening intently — but by the time the huddle dispersed, the team seemed unified.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Shade liked watching birds but was also listening intently to the dial-up modem’s buzz.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Living standards fall continuously, millennials are screwed (never mind the following generations).—
Marlene Engelhorn,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Arduously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arduously. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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