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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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I later learned he worried I’d be broke if baseball didn’t work out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The markets, guided by the incentive to innovate, should decide how railroads organize their work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He was sentenced for both offences on Tuesday, and was told to complete a 15-day rehabilitation programme, 150 hours of unpaid work, and given a 12-month community order.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I still enjoy that thrill of going to work and playing the character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Mr. Harris knew the program, and he’d seen my work.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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