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or gruelling
1
as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
running a marathon is grueling
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2
as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
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Recent Examples of grueling
Visitors who complete the grueling, mile-long climb today can instead expect to find a laminated message from Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services citing city ordinances that prohibit littering or causing damage to trees and grass.
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
Olsen updated the company’s approach to ad metrics and explored new methods of audience measurement at a time of grueling transition for an industry contending with the rise of streaming and digital competition.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Vehicles come equipped with unique shock absorbers to cushion the impact from a grueling rock climb.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
Olsen updated the company’s approach to ad metrics and explored new methods of audience measurement at a time of grueling transition for an industry contending with the rise of streaming and digital competition.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Vehicles come equipped with unique shock absorbers to cushion the impact from a grueling rock climb.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grueling
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An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The manual entry of damage to structures like bridges used to be very expensive and time-consuming, a complex process made even more difficult by the fact that data entry and analysis are performed by both the agency’s own staff and external companies.Stephanie Glenk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The agreement comes amid a challenging period for traditional department stores, which face mounting pressure from discount chains like Walmart, fast-fashion players and e-commerce companies like Amazon.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Dear Reader, Feeling caught between family loyalty and your relationship with your boyfriend is a challenging position to navigate, especially during the holidays.Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some squirrels at California’s college campuses have become infamous among students for their demanding behavior, even winning student elections, but they’ve never been seen hunting smaller rodents on such a widespread scale.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Watch it here, with a warning about his language: Season 2 will delve deeper into the personal and professional lives of NHL stars, offering viewers a 360-degree view of their lives both on and off the ice and sacrifice required to excel in one of the world’s most demanding sports.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Under Argentina's strict capital controls, this arduous monthly pilgrimage was her lifeline to the global digital economy.Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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That was a very arduous, ugly tax code with much higher rates, with a lot more loopholes, a lot more deductions.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Carro, known for his tough stance on crime and his experience with cases involving terrorism enhancements, will play a key role in shaping the trial's proceedings.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In December, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center made the tough decision to no longer send avalanche experts to Seeley Lake to test the snowpack.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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Pioneering a Transparent, Equitable Future for Peer Review and Publishing of Scholarly Work For decades, the peer review process in academic publishing has been considered the benchmark—ensuring that only the most rigorous research makes its way into the world.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Every mortgage review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of home loan products.Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gold Rush is home to the tallest Michigan indoor waterslide, the Rustler's Gulch.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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One of Martha Moxley’s teenaged girlfriends discovered her body, partially hidden beneath a tall evergreen on the Moxley property, at about noon on Halloween in 1975.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grueling. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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