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as in vigorous
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
parents who voiced strenuous objections to the new textbooks
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as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
a strenuous workout on the obstacle course
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Recent Examples of strenuous
Even now, Young recalls the bright side of the strenuous work — spending much of his day at home with his mom.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Among the topics that have required extensive and strenuous planning: parking, the impact of more than 150 baseball games on surrounding neighborhoods, security staffing, and fans navigating nearby road and building construction.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Such strenuous work was forced by the absence of Toby Fournier, Duke’s star freshman, who was ruled out with an illness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But some day we will be compelled to take time to recuperate for the strenuous life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Among the topics that have required extensive and strenuous planning: parking, the impact of more than 150 baseball games on surrounding neighborhoods, security staffing, and fans navigating nearby road and building construction.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Such strenuous work was forced by the absence of Toby Fournier, Duke’s star freshman, who was ruled out with an illness.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But some day we will be compelled to take time to recuperate for the strenuous life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strenuous
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One study showed that a maximum reduction in mortality could result from 150 to 300 minutes per week of vigorous activity, 300 to 600 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, or a combination of these.2 2.—
Amy Kwan,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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Advocates of vigorous government oversight look upon the concept of federal preemption as a tool of deregulation.—
Glenn G. Lammi,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Third, operational command of Kamikaze planes is difficult because results cannot be evaluated with any accuracy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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More likely than an all-out boycott, say attorneys, is a new era in which taxpayers and their accountants push the envelope with aggressive tax-planning techniques that may escape the review of an understaffed agency.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The prison has become a symbol of Bukele's aggressive policies that have targeted gang violence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 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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Coach Chris Finch has led them to the playoffs in each of his four full seasons on the job, and this may have been the most challenging one yet.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Third, the violent reaction in financial markets that followed Mr. Trump's latest tariff salvo could persuade him to change course.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Adams said the pair had discussed how to combat violent migrant gangs and embedding more New York Police Department officers into federal task forces.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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The former 154-pound champion started putting the building blocks back in place to make a run back at a world title with an emphatic fourth-round TKO win over Joey Spencer.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Over the years in live performances, Elton has often put a bit more shine on the back half, buoying the vocals and banging through emphatic piano accompaniments.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 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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On the other side, the Grizzlies had an even tougher time with Curry, who finished with 52 points on 16-of-31 shooting.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Strenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strenuous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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