arduous
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Everyday cooking shouldn’t be an arduous, time-consuming task — it should be simple yet fulfilling.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Sybilla Masters invented corn-processing machinery in 1715, mechanizing the arduous task of pounding corn into meal or flour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Acquiring security clearances remained a long and arduous process.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
After an arduous, nearly two month long journey hiking through Thailand, Geumseong eventually made it to Seoul.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
We did not consider going to British-controlled Palestine as the life there would be too arduous for my parents.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing arduous
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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Grade 10, List 2
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