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Herculean

[hur-kyuh-lee-uhn, hur-kyoo-lee-uhn] / ˌhɜr kyəˈli ən, hɜrˈkyu li ən /


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Kitchens are stripped bare and routine grocery trips are recast as a Herculean effort to avoid plastic-laden products.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

On Sunday Health Secretary Wes Streeting praised the "Herculean efforts" of people working to "care for those affected and keep people safe".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Even understanding Elon Musk’s history of doing difficult things, this seems like a Herculean task,” analysts from Morgan Stanley said in a recent note about Tesla developing a chip fab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Hats off to this Southern California “Sweeney Todd” and to La Mirada Theatre for undertaking this Herculean feat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Aside from inventing the Herculean frankfurters, my brother had little interest in the family business.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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