labor
Usage
What are other ways to say labor?
Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work.
Example Sentences
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According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, around 38.5% of marriages in Japan ended in divorce in 2024 - the most recent year we have statistics for.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The price of a pound of ground beef has reached a historic high of $6.89, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show, meaning throwing burgers on the grill will cost nearly 20% more than in 2025.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Trump’s Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer also resigned amid a misconduct probe.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Both sides were able to narrow differences by making concessions to each other, Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon told a televised press briefing at an employment and labor office in Suwon, south of Seoul.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“I’m from the Labor Defenders. I want to help you.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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