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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"Around 10:00 pm on May 19, the labor union agreed to the mediation proposal put forward by the National Labor Relations Commission; however, management expressed its refusal," it said in a statement earlier Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The deals show the power of organized labor in a city where concerns about the cost of living are widespread and public officials are sympathetic to unions and their message.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Berkshire has maintained its interests in private aviation, which shares similar problems with public airlines, including high fixed costs such as fuel and unionized labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Shortly before the council vote, Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement that said she was called in by both business and labor leaders to close the deal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“My father is dead, and my mother is in a labor camp in Salzburg.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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