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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“After all, the insurance was to protect against a weaker labor market that seems to no longer exist.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Those governors thought a weakening labor market merited a cut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
With the labor seemingly on solid footing now, Wall Street turns its attention to the other side of the Federal Open Market Committee’s dual mandate: price stability.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“It was just, you know, a labor of love, wanting to make sure that we had the opportunity to bring something to Canada.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Three years later, after war broke out, the labor service was increased to one year and became compulsory for both boys and girls.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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