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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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“When attorneys extend their practice into jurisdictions where they are not licensed or allow staff to engage in unauthorized legal work in those jurisdictions, they put clients at risk.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Oscar-nominee Madden, whose work includes Shakespeare in Love and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, said he was looking forward to telling Tony and Emma's story.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Most Americans lack the skills or desire to work in healthcare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Yahoo reported recently that the SEC is studying how a world with collective bargaining might work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Building a railroad in 1848 is muscle work.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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