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Recent Examples of spadework
But the day-to-day spadework is already underway.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2021
Early spadework for the new batch of projects also dates back to the City of Cleveland’s 2004 Waterfront District Plan.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
This was Biden’s third such visit to a House battleground in eight days, as the White House has married the president’s summer sales pitch for his infrastructure plans in Congress to Democrats’ political spadework ahead of the 2022 election.
—Eli Stokols Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2021
Early spadework for the new batch of projects also dates back to the City of Cleveland’s 2004 Waterfront District Plan.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
This was Biden’s third such visit to a House battleground in eight days, as the White House has married the president’s summer sales pitch for his infrastructure plans in Congress to Democrats’ political spadework ahead of the 2022 election.
—Eli Stokols Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spadework
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Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is unapologetic about its efforts to root out leakers that undermine national security.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump is expected to promote mass deportation efforts and reduce government spending.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The precise planting also reduces water loss to make your garden more efficient and productive with less toil and cost.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2025
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Others are brilliant master watchmakers who long toil for other brands and one day strike out on their own to prove their mettle.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Fides’s tech spares us humans the drudgery of tracking deadlines, sourcing regulatory data, and creating legal documents.—
Moya Johnson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Excel, a program that does complex math on a human’s behalf, is often associated, rightly, with corporate drudgery.—
Natalie Proulx,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Comic book fatigue, boycotts and even just quality have affected recent releases for Marvel.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Symptoms include itchy skin and night sweats, as well as abdominal pain, fever, and fatigue.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Over the season’s travails, their chemistry deepens from easy and comfortable to fiercely devoted to movingly tender.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the newest twist, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is publicly mulling whether to try to oust Adams from office — or whether to hope the mayor’s travails will sink him in the mayoral primary set for June.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
19 Feb. 2025
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States gained additional representation in Congress and in the Electoral College, thereby entrenching slavery in the national political framework.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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By Scott Spillman The book is less about slavery than about how Americans have thought, written, and wrestled with it for more than 200 years.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Spadework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spadework. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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