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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.

Example Sentences

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He asked for reassurance that things would work out for him.

From BBC

Over the following decade, Stanley worked for the diplomatic service, with postings in the Turkish-based Ottoman Empire, as well as Greece and Bulgaria.

From BBC

Last year, Interpol's cybercrime directorate coordinated "Operation Secure" in Asia, which saw 26 countries work together to dismantle more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains linked to syndicates to steal data.

From Barron's

It tells the story of a young reporter working in Kabul -- played by Sadat herself -- rethinking her scepticism towards men when she strikes up a relationship with a male co-worker.

From Barron's

Having taken refuge in Vilnius, she gave birth to a daughter and now works for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organisation founded by Navalny that investigates alleged wrongdoing among Russia's elites.

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