strenuous
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He also called for North Korea’s arsenal to be developed in a “more strenuous manner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The sisters' skeletons contained unusually robust muscle attachments, indicating that they regularly performed strenuous physical activities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Moving the rock through finer and finer grits is time-consuming, strenuous and not always rewarding.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Those who must be outside are encouraged to wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing and limit strenuous activities to the early morning or evening, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Even these brief interludes are almost too strenuous for me.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing strenuous
List 6
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