belabor

verb

bi-ˈlā-bər How to pronounce belabor (audio)
Definition of belabornext
1
as in to emphasize
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely stop belaboring the fact that they're already in debt

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2
as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself

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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly with a whip he belabored a horse almost to the point of death

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Recent Examples of belabor In Tongues said just enough without belaboring any of it thanks to Grattan’s light and graceful yet poignant prose. — Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024 He is backed by well-cast supporting players — even the actors doing fleeting cameos as Churchill (Tim Hudson) and Hitler (Marc Bessant) fully commit to their roles without belaboring the obvious. — Joe Leydon, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024 Why Ole Miss will make the Playoff Not to belabor the point, but the SEC is won in the trenches, and the combination of Nolen, Umanmielen and Ivey will be hard for teams to manage. — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 In stating the obvious, Smith didn’t belabor the obvious point. — John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for belabor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belabor
  1. emphasize
  2. attack
  3. lick
  4. scold
  5. do
  6. slam
  7. hide
  8. insult
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  • Fred Nuzzo, who learned how to make pizza at Modern when his brother owned it, always emphasized to his son and others to never try to cut cost corners on ingredients, because the pizza wouldn’t be the same.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This could include funding for multi-institutional AI research initiatives, policy frameworks that encourage responsible data sharing and standardized evaluation metrics that emphasize generalizability. 4.
    — Sanjay Juneja, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of emphasize
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  • When Jensen then decides to go long, Collins and Pinnock move towards the near post and Wissa adjusts his position to be able to attack the second ball.
    — Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The Trump administration has attacked DEI on college campuses with particular zeal, threatening investigations, lawsuits and canceled federal funding.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of attack
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  • Being licked by the cows and licking them back is a daily occurrence for her.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Evy was holding an ice cream cone and lowered it so Kinley could lick it.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of lick
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  • According to Smith, James, who approached him in the third quarter during a timeout, scolded him for his commentary regarding his son and teammate, Bronny James.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle Obama playfully scolded her husband, Barack Obama, on her new podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of scold
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  • Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.
    — Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Air-conditioning could do just so much when combined with bright lights, heavy costumes and prosthetics ….
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of do
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  • But as the aircraft was climbing back into the air, the left wing of the twin-jet slammed into the runway.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia slammed into the proto-Earth.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of slam
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  • In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
  • While Timothy's family didn't think twice about his odd behavior — Victoria laughed and rolled her eyes, Saxon laughed, Lochlan cringed, and Piper hid her face in embarrassment — Isaacs spent a long time thinking about what has led his character to this rock bottom moment.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of hide
Verb
  • Mental health is better than ever – haven't missed being abused by angry bots or insulted by toxic trolls.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • We have been insulted on multiple occasions by senior members of the administration.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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