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Herculean task

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For women with ADHD conforming to these problematic standards is a herculean task.

Now even the scaled-down agreement is proving a herculean task.

Uniting the country and transitioning to democracy is going to be a herculean task.

He ingeniously accomplished his herculean task with the help of a small staff of men who shared his commitment to the cause.

The bottom line: Reaching a final accord before the current treaty expires will be a herculean task.

At length the herculean task was performed, and the tree fell!

Meanwhile Thomas was performing a herculean task within the fortifications of that capital city.

Amulets and charms were, and are, so numerous that it would be a herculean task to give an account of one half of them.

Ever ready to devote himself to any cause in which he was enlisted, the governor undertook the herculean task.

To distribute all this bounty judiciously was a herculean task—and our working force was very small.

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On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Herculean task, such as: anxiety, concern, difficulty, duty, hardship, and load.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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