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They use their college degrees to help their husbands dispense with menial tasks so he can focus on the more exciting — and visible — parts of his job.

From Salon

The lawsuit says he was required to perform “menial tasks,” including fetching cigars for the rapper.

He found the most easy, menial tasks so challenging, like making a meal or walking the dog.

From BBC

Nellie’s husband abandoned the family when Stephen was a child, leaving her to bring up him and his brothers on paltry wages from menial jobs.

From Salon

Computer programming, the report noted, was once a female-dominated industry and seen as a relatively menial role.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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