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as in laborers
a person who does very hard or dull work
worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits
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as in labors
very hard or unpleasant work
it took hours of pure drudge to sort through the junk in the basement
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as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drudges
Noun
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Politicians are borrowing Rehmet’s pro-labor messaging Looking toward the March 3 primary, Rottinghaus said this is the first time in a generation that laborers make up a significant part of the ballot from either party.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Founded in 1952, during a period of employee unrest at Disney, TAG emerged to protect creative workers who were too often dismissed as technicians or low-level laborers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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The main premise of the original Patlabor anime still holds true with EZY, with the focus being on a future Japanese police force using mecha called labors to combat crime.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The sticky organism reminded him of the next day’s labors and the scent of the forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The film tells the story 21-year-old Junyang, who drifts through life while his father quietly struggles to hold their modest home together.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The middle-aged woman cured of breast cancer who now struggles to climb stairs because endocrine therapy has carved away her bone density and caused joint aches.—
Gilberto Lopes,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The incident, which released flammable hydrocarbons, injured four workers and forced 14 schools into lockdown.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cohen said that Harpers, which is also 100 years old this year, strives to make its customers comfortable enough to just come in and visit without necessarily buying anything.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The 57-year-old now strives for something even more elusive and meaningful than success in the nation’s top baseball conference.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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While Walker took home the award, several members of Seattle’s defense turned in MVP-level efforts.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead, in an email to Blodget, a representative for Epstein’s philanthropic foundation said the foundation was hoping to remove the mugshot because doing so would help its research efforts.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Drudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudges. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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