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to devote serious and sustained effort
the young lawyer labored most of the weekend over the difficult legal brief
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Recent Examples of labored
Sarah Marsicek, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Produced by Brad Cook (Mavis Staples, Bon Iver), the album leans into uncluttered arrangements, raw performances and songs that feel lived-in rather than labored over.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Royals starter Noah Cameron labored through his four innings, throwing 95 pitches.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
Every labored breath and painful cough is a reminder that their parents did everything right and relied on the immunity of those around them.
—Sarah Marsicek, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Produced by Brad Cook (Mavis Staples, Bon Iver), the album leans into uncluttered arrangements, raw performances and songs that feel lived-in rather than labored over.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
African American men often labored in these environments— as servers or cooks—but African American passengers like ML were not welcome.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Royals starter Noah Cameron labored through his four innings, throwing 95 pitches.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labored
Adjective
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Notably, the agency completed more than 85% of its internal affairs investigations within 180 days, a mark the department had struggled to reach in recent years.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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But privately, there were times Halverson struggled.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Last year, Hernández played in just one rehab game returning from a strained groin.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Large parts of its war effort are now unmanned, the robots, drones, and remotely piloted tanks giving it a sudden, albeit fragile, edge over a lumbering and strained Russian invader.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The right fielder worked a full count in the third inning.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Nuckles says that Sosnak, while born in Pittsburgh, lived for many years in Florida and worked as a minor league umpire.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The four-handed conflicts between the weathermen and the generals, however, seem a little too contrived at times.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Even if the stakes feel contrived, just enjoy watching two of the game’s greats go at it with a little something on the line, no matter how fleeting the feeling may be.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When Disney+ first launched, the House of Mouse endeavored to make its streaming platform the new home of all things Star Wars.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Johnson for months endeavored to appoint his ally ex-Ald.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The new format featuring 32 automatic bids and 44 at-large berths will start with a 12-game opening round funneling into the broader tournament starting on the traditional Thursday with … 64 teams.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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The ordinance also banned possession of automatic weapons, overriding a newly effective state law that allowed it.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Verb
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For the last four years, the players on stage toiled to reach this moment.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The roughly 1,000 Bandanese who survived were enslaved alongside other laborers under the perkenier system, where hundreds of workers toiled on each plantation (in Dutch, perk).—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2026
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