1
as in actively
in a manner involving great or constant activity
working laboriously late into the night in order to meet the deadline
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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination
the farmer laboriously pruned all season long to produce the finest crop of grapes possible
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Adverb
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Similarly, Williams is on the record expressing his desire to be coached hard and welcoming Johnson’s arrival as a catalyst to his development.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025 -
Legislators must work hard to protect the Historic Preservation Fund.—
Aaron Marcavitch,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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This person should communicate well, listen intently and have extensive experience in this area of law.—
Lisa Zeiderman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Noel, listening intently, sat beside Franco and Carlos Baerga on the bench.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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By doing the heavy lifting of continuously sifting through maintenance and operational data, the AI system can automatically generate insights about potential deviations and risks that may not seem obvious when manually trying to sort through all that data.—
Michael Amori,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In-fighting often hindered the progress of Hulu as its strategy continuously shifted.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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“Laboriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laboriously. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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