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
The door series, in particular, comes off as belabored because of its rote presentation.
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some people are just doing their jobs, telling us if a new TV show is belabored or boring.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
And with that comes the next five months of belaboring over the biggest fixes, adds and improvements your favorite teams need to close the gap.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Smart, a member of the NCAA rules committee, rarely criticized officiating and didn’t join in with Georgia fans belaboring calls after the 2018 national championship game.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some people are just doing their jobs, telling us if a new TV show is belabored or boring.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
And with that comes the next five months of belaboring over the biggest fixes, adds and improvements your favorite teams need to close the gap.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Smart, a member of the NCAA rules committee, rarely criticized officiating and didn’t join in with Georgia fans belaboring calls after the 2018 national championship game.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belabor
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Both organizations emphasized improvements made to welfare systems and reporting procedures since 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine, and again in 2020 when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Lawmakers who support using STAR bonds emphasize that taxpayers aren’t on the hook if the projects don’t make enough money to pay back the debt.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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After the match, Uso helped attack Sikoa’s MFTs and Fatu hit a picturesque moonsault off the top of the cage onto Loa and Mateo, getting some momentum back after a controversial defeat.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Police responded to a call that an individual was being attacked by dogs at the Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino at around 5:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 31, KTLA and the Los Angeles Times reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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Minutes later, Boone was spotted appearing to scold first-base coach Travis Chapman for Chisholm getting thrown out.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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But instead of yelling or scolding, Hocker speaks to her daughter gently, and with compassion.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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No matter what Ulla was doing, Mala had to be doing that and something better, Ulla complained.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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After all, the distinction between NIL and impermissible pay-for-play was supposed to hinge on what the athletes were doing to earn the money.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Police slammed one of the women to the ground and swiftly ushered her away in handcuffs.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Phase 4 In the fourth stage, the body attempts to slam the brakes on starvation by lowering the metabolic rate - like switching on low-power mode to conserve energy.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Zakrzewski bought a machete during his lunch break, took it home and sharpened it before hiding it and a crowbar, according to court records.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line is that knowing how to get rich and wanting wealth isn’t something to hide.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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His popularity is also boosted whenever Trump insults him on social media.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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The Challenge Is Laid Down In his signature abrasive style, MJF both praised and insulted the WCW legend while issuing the challenge.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Belabor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belabor. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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