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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Corporations, along with labor unions and interest groups including the California Assn. of Realtors, have spent more than $18.7 million to boost Becerra as of Sunday, according to the election spending tracker California Target Book.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Workers at the American Axle DCH -1.92%decrease; red down pointing triangle plant in Three Rivers, Mich. are at an impasse with the company over a new labor contract.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Payrolls posted back-to-back gains in March and April for the first time since last May, alleviating concerns of a flagging labor market.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Despite dour consumer sentiment, the labor market has held up well, with the unemployment rate below its historical average and jobs growth perking up recently, after a weak 2025.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The bad news is, I can’t get my note to the labor department to tell them.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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