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work

[wurk] / wɜrk /








Usage

What are other ways to say work? Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.

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“This agreement builds on the foundation members fought to establish and carries that work into the next chapter of our industry,” said SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s arguably the Gorillaz’s best work since “Plastic Beach.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

This is what the widow should do next, along with an explanation of how spousal and survivor Social Security benefits work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

This 1768 painting of the silversmith and American revolutionary is both a tribute to the dignity of craftsmen and a work of canny political symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“I hope so. We put so much work into this. I can’t wait for you to meet Tim. This is all his work. He’s the next big thing in the photography world.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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