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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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Work is now funded almost entirely by ticket sales, making it a tourist attraction that tourists are literally paying to build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Pat McFadden, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said the government had introduced new policies under The Youth Guarantee package.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Appeared in the June 3, 2026, print edition as 'American Idle: The Work Ethic Goes Out of Style'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In another, Work and Pensions Minister Torsten Bell describes the process of government as "messy", and complains that "everyone seems to think it's someone else's job to get the policy right".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He was silent for a moment; then he went on quietly, “I remember when I lost my wife. Work helped.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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