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| 2 | 48% | 5 | Effort expended | |
| 3 | 35% | 4 | Effort expended on a particular task | |
Expended Effort Crossword Clue
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LABORED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
LABORED
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "LABORED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lacking natural ease
- • Requiring or showing effort verb
- • To toil, to work.
- • To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
- • To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- • To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- • To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. adjective
- • Expressive of strenuous effort.
- • Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The labored breathing of the exhausted runner could be heard from a distance."
- • "She gave a labored explanation of the complex scientific theory."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times23 Oct 1988 | Across 44 | |
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