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or gruelling
1
as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
running a marathon is grueling
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2
as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
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Recent Examples of grueling
Protesting can be physically grueling and emotionally taxing.
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, both governments and businesses have been slow to change what have often become grueling processes.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, there’s Elizabeth Dutton, who ends the series as a pregnant young widow preparing to return to her hometown of Boston after learning firsthand that life on the ranch is grueling and deadly.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the grueling road to production—currently slated to start in 2028, 18 long years after the project started—illustrates how U.S. policy has left our nation vulnerable.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, both governments and businesses have been slow to change what have often become grueling processes.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Finally, there’s Elizabeth Dutton, who ends the series as a pregnant young widow preparing to return to her hometown of Boston after learning firsthand that life on the ranch is grueling and deadly.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the grueling road to production—currently slated to start in 2028, 18 long years after the project started—illustrates how U.S. policy has left our nation vulnerable.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grueling
Adjective
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The Whitecaps won games in Mexico, which is difficult to do.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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The task for Denver tonight will be that much more difficult if Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) is unavailable or limited.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Despite a challenging period for many luxury labels, in October, reports indicated LOEWE’s sales had increased 27.5% YoY. In March, long-time Creative Director Jonathan Anderson left the label, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez were appointed.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Deriving the mesoscopic from the microscopic, on the other hand, has been much more mathematically challenging.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, the number of hospitals and diagnostic centers has already increased sixfold, and there’s room for many more, particularly those that value quality, which patients are increasingly demanding and becoming aware of.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In making such a claim, Bonhoeffer moved the aim of conscience away from obedience to rational principles and to the more demanding and concrete love for God and one’s living, breathing, suffering neighbor.—
David DeCosse,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Before ultimately achieving her goal of becoming an NFL cheerleader, McNally had a long and arduous road.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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One of her jokes centers around her and her wife’s arduous IVF journey.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over the next two years, Muhammad rang up five more victories against progressively tougher competition.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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González also supports a tough stance on crime but has criticized Noboa’s use of foreign military contractors.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.—
Keagan Ostop,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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Although seeking refugee protection might come to mind, qualifying for refugee protection involves a complex, rigorous process that involves meeting a multi-pronged legal test.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Juiced Orange Reaching about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, the fragrant tubular flowers bloom all summer to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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At one point, the smoke from the homes was so thick and tall that it could be seen by air traffic controllers at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, about two miles away, Guzman said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grueling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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