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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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“A hidden safeguard is harder to probe and work around,” the company said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“The amount of work he put in, on the field and with the performance coaches,” said Mark McKenzie, who would lose his starting spot if Richards is healthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

RCN director Rita Devlin said: "They have been asked to show their credentials to masked men. They have been unable to get into work."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"But the real challenge is to change the way the apps work."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Phineas's men work with picks, shovels, and rock drills.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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