1
as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
no greater travail than that of parents who have suffered the death of a child
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2
as in efforts
very hard or unpleasant work
these villagers now have decent housing, so our travail has not been in vain
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3
as in childbirths
the act or process of giving birth to children
a midwife assisted her throughout her long travail
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as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort
Labor Day is the day on which we recognize those men and women who daily travail with little appreciation or compensation
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travails
Noun
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Despite the president’s efforts, local issues appear to be at the top of Greenlanders’ minds.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025 -
There are a few ways parents can use AI to support their parenting efforts, according to Professor Xu—the first is by using AI as a source of information.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, the jail struggles to provide adequate food, and unsanitary food distribution practices have left detainees vulnerable to malnutrition, pest infestations and other harms.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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But Moore sometimes struggles to take responsibility in the way expected of leaders.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2024
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The company strives to be more than just a pet product brand.—
FunnyFuzzy Contributor,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This handheld vacuum has 69,000 five-star ratings, works on carpet, hardwood, and tile floors, and weighs less than 3 pounds.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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The office also works with the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit, which investigates the cause and origin of fires and arson.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The male shadowed her, shivering after her full-bodied exertions above sandy pits where ripples of water flowed through.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the exhibition also shows that, even if only briefly, the exertions of Black people themselves brought McCabe’s vision to fruition.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Travails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travails. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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