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as in laborer
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 drudgery
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 to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
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Recent Examples of drudge
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
The corporate laborers of the industrial age were drudges, and might have needed the scaffolding of managerial hierarchies to make widgets in bulk.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Nov. 2025
After months of drudging through renovations, the Tiki Taco team will soon enjoy the (jack)fruits of its labor.
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Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Offload drudge work and risky tasks so humans can focus on safer, more creative work.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
The corporate laborers of the industrial age were drudges, and might have needed the scaffolding of managerial hierarchies to make widgets in bulk.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Their previous defeat, a 33-point drudging by the Atlanta Hawks, led to coach Doug Christie chastising his team’s defensive effort after the game.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Nov. 2025
After months of drudging through renovations, the Tiki Taco team will soon enjoy the (jack)fruits of its labor.
—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drudge
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He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
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Israel soon barred nearly two hundred thousand Palestinian laborers from its workforce.
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Many leaders are rightly enthusiastic about how AI can help reduce burnout, eliminate drudgery and free people up for more meaningful work.
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Sea Rangers offer a Swiss Army knife’s dexterity, pursuing government contracts across the European Union and United Kingdom to tackle the tedium of climate compliance and the drudgery of clearing those backlogs.
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But others are still at work, laboring under a new collective bargaining agreement with another labor organization, the International Longshoremen’s Association.
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The infant had been trapped for almost three days; a team of rescuers from Fairfax, Virginia, had been laboring to reach the boy, who was nine months old, for at least six hours.
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And as many companies continue to prioritize in-person workers for promotions, this gap will likely widen even further over time.
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But this year, the union, which covers nine bargaining units and represents nearly 100,000 state workers, is not currently scheduled to receive a raise this summer.
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But the effort was set aside after the onset of COVID-19, which caused massive disruptions across the Los Angeles Unified School District, said Michael Trujillo, a political strategist for Gonez.
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Both countries have stepped up efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation and uphold international law in the strait, including hosting a summit with 51 other nations in April.
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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.
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While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.
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Audit which MLOps automations cut toil versus which just shifted work to data scientists.
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Pure white cloth, born in the murderous toil of slavery, formed in debilitating factory conditions, and finished through the agony of Sicilian children, was bleached in more ways than one.
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When technology lowers the cost of doing something, companies always strive to do more.
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For example, business functions strive for growth, while development teams focus on functionality.
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“Drudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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