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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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Williams had told them it would take about four months and cost £100,000, with work starting in September 2022.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

KORINEK: It almost certainly looks like it will be white-collar work, or what some people call “the laptop professions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

They had hoped work from Williams - trading as Chris Williams Construction - would make their lives easier, providing a spacious kitchen area.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

He said on social media that the Interior Department would oversee work on the new course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

I have no idea how to work out the mechanics of the situation.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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