as in struggling
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 laboring
New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year the agency adopted new heat protections that apply to indoor workers, expanding safety measures for more than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Some of the boys and girls laboring in this brothel were even younger.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
That became the recurring theme throughout the drive, especially when challenged by the much higher altitudes—the Kia Carnival effortlessly passed laboring trucks (and slow cars).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Intended to help those with disabilities gain employment, the law currently has about 40,000 American workers laboring for half the minimum wage or less, according to the Labor Department.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
In 1965 Luis Valdez founded El Teatro Campesino in California’s Central Valley, and produced short performances for farm workers laboring in the fields.
—Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The hospital, atop a hill just south of downtown Asheville, dodged flooding that submerged much of Buncombe County but is laboring to keep up with an onslaught of patients from several counties.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year the agency adopted new heat protections that apply to indoor workers, expanding safety measures for more than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Some of the boys and girls laboring in this brothel were even younger.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
That became the recurring theme throughout the drive, especially when challenged by the much higher altitudes—the Kia Carnival effortlessly passed laboring trucks (and slow cars).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Intended to help those with disabilities gain employment, the law currently has about 40,000 American workers laboring for half the minimum wage or less, according to the Labor Department.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
In 1965 Luis Valdez founded El Teatro Campesino in California’s Central Valley, and produced short performances for farm workers laboring in the fields.
—Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The hospital, atop a hill just south of downtown Asheville, dodged flooding that submerged much of Buncombe County but is laboring to keep up with an onslaught of patients from several counties.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laboring
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But because of passenger complaints and the need to revitalize a struggling tourist economy, the government adopted new regulations last month that will force a change in these habits.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Ordinary Americans also work for league media arms such as the NFL Network, which last year conducted layoffs, or their partners, including regional sports networks that are struggling to keep pace.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This means going beyond policies and quotas, striving instead for cultural norms where differences are not only accepted but celebrated.—
Mo Hamzian,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, the sneaker trends that have defined the latter half of this year–and those forecast for next–suggest many people are striving for anti-mainstream designs.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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There have been many examples of that from our first edition up until today with global producers and DJs working with top headliners from Saudi, Egypt, Lebanon and rest of the Arab world.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2024
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Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Laboring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laboring. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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