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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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These strategies only work if grandparents have secured their own financial future first.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK hopes its broad geographic reach and the better tolerability profile of Nuvalent’s lung-cancer drugs compared to available therapies can make the deal work, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Residents would also see more transparent processes for reporting concerns or requesting tree work.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I keep thinking, all this fabulous effort, months and months of work, and someone like me, I will binge something in two nights,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Phineas's men work with picks, shovels, and rock drills.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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