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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits
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as in drudgery
very hard or unpleasant work
it took hours of pure drudge to sort through the junk in the basement
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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
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Recent Examples of drudge
Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Even with the inevitable drudge work, morale in the special unit remains high.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Andrew Oxford, azcentral, 24 Mar. 2020
As ambitious Jim heads east, Ántonia is a disgraced, unmarried mother drudging on the farm for a churlish brother.
—Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
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Noun
Finally, give the drone scouts the drudge work, such as tediously scouring a large area.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Even with the inevitable drudge work, morale in the special unit remains high.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Verb
While the House drudged through a partisan back-and-forth, top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate hatched a deal.
—Andrew Oxford, azcentral, 24 Mar. 2020
As ambitious Jim heads east, Ántonia is a disgraced, unmarried mother drudging on the farm for a churlish brother.
—Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drudge
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Without its central industry, it’s become a ghost town, and one where the era of Harmony and her old friend (played by character actor James LeGros) working as child laborers(*) for Lumon comparatively feel like the good old days.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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A week later, Chinese laborers returned to Rock Springs and soon resumed coal production.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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In that scenario, Elizabeth was a harsh taskmaster, forcing her younger sibling into a life of drudgery.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Voice became many things to me: a place of drudgery and triumph and endless office politics, a writing school, a talent pool, my crucible and passport.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Aug. 2024
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Patterson had labored on the project for years, enlarging it at one point into a seven episode mini-series, before shrinking it back down again.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Also headed to Vijayawada was a group of laboring youths from Khagaria, in Bihar.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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That is combined with the widespread layoffs of federal workers and cuts to government spending.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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As such, neither report were expected to fully show the impacts of the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Newcastle suddenly had a purpose, which has always been the basis of Howe’s efforts.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Engaging in advocacy efforts, whether by contacting lawmakers or participating in petitions, can help raise awareness of the department's critical role in higher education.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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England have struggled at the latter position in recent years, and with Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall out injured until next season, Spence could be Tuchel’s best option there already.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Still, with fewer employees, the department may struggle to meet the demands of a growing number of applicants.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The story of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and Hollywood producer who teamed up to sell a neck lift invention after 16 years of toil.—
Shikhar Sachdev,
thehustle.co,
21 Feb. 2025
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Expect that humankind will finally be relieved of the woeful chore of everyday toil and be freer to be imaginative and creative.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Kyiv has been striving to prove its readiness for peace while stressing that no deal can succeed without American security guarantees to deter repeat Russian aggression.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Both China and Europe strive to be global leaders in the clean technology sector, for instance, and Chinese overproduction is threatening European industrial champions, particularly in the auto sector.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Drudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudge. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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