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2 | 28% | 9 | Attained through arduous work | |
3 | 28% | 5 | Laborious or arduous work | |
Giving Up Work Soldier Finds Arduous Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RETIRING" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Not arrogant or presuming
- • Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
- • Reluctant to draw attention to yourself verb
- • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- • (sometimes reflexive) to withdraw; to take away.
- • To cease use or production of something.
- • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- • (of a batsman) to voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- • (of a fielder) to make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
- • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- • To recede; to fall or bend back.
- • To go to bed.
- • To remove or cease to use.
- • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. noun
- • Retirement adjective
- • Introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
An example sentence would be:
- • "After a long and successful career, john is finally retiring."
- • "She received a gold watch as a retirement gift for her retiring years of service."
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