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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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"Now that we know our thrusters work with ASCENT, we can start thinking of all the ways we can make them even better."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The Burned Area Emergency Response team is expected to complete its on-island work this week, before finalizing a report and making recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“The Saudis and others knew that the crisis was on its way, so they started pumping more and putting more out into the market, and so it’s taken a while to work all that off.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Focus on the fact that the cistern still does not work properly rather than accusing them of causing the second problem.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That was even before I found out that Jillian was going to work at the drive-in with me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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