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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
That feeling of smash and grab, and the insecurity about finance, has been really strenuous for us all.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
And if the physical act of pulling is difficult, strenuous, or painful for you, the design takes that into consideration, too.
—Brittney Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025
Magnesium may also minimize muscle damage during strenuous exercise.11
Fibromyalgia: This is a common pain disorder that contributes to sleep disturbances, arthritis, mood changes, and fatigue.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
His daily commute to Trenton was especially strenuous, taking about an hour and a half each way.
—Gene Myers, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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While Montessori is known for its vigorous teachings of math, science and other core subjects, the curriculum moves with the child and teachers can adapt to different learning styles.—
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For some, this process is a welcome departure from the vigorous scrubbing of years past.—
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Stars of Durant’s stature can be notoriously difficult to pin down for interviews.—
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But breaking with Russian gas has been difficult for Austria, which until recently was one of a handful of European countries to keep importing the fuel by pipeline.—
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
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Beef, coffee and orange juice are among groceries with higher prices, but eggs are uniquely affected by the aggressive strain of avian flu, which has strained supply.—
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But Kirby and Danielle said the past year has been incredibly challenging.—
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His back nine was particularly challenging as the weather conditions deteriorated, resulting in one bogey and no birdies.—
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While keeping their relationship a secret for professional reasons, an unexpected promotion unravels their fraught romance, fueling a violent competition between the duo.—
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The court approved desegregation plan was fiercely resisted by the Boston School Committee and the many parents who took to the streets in, sometimes violent, protest.—
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Using rigorous logical frameworks and Turing-computable methods, BigGraph ensures trustworthy, adaptable outcomes that align with business needs.—
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That is thanks to many decades of rigorous bank supervision and regulation, as well as federal deposit insurance.—
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The Fed again zeroed in on the potentially inflationary effects of Trump’s economic agenda, this time in more emphatic terms.—
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Could there be a more emphatic conflation of symbolic maleness and brute force?—
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Hot team Playing arguably the toughest schedule in the county, St. Augustine’s boys basketball team started the season 3-12.—
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His positioning and angles are second to none, making tough saves look easy on a nightly basis in the NHL.—
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“Strenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strenuous. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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