slaved

verb

past tense of slave
as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort slaving over a hot stove

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Recent Examples of slaved Magadan had a deadly reputation in the Stalin era, as a hub for Gulag mines where political prisoners slaved sometimes to death and produced gold and other minerals in the process. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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  1. labored
  2. struggled
  3. worked
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  • That left it to mixed, where the PBR teams labored past Chicago’s youngsters in two close mixed matches to win 3-1 and move onto the next round.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Wrobleski labored his previous two starts, giving up 12 runs and eight homers in 10 1/3 innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of labored
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  • People half his age with serious mountain experience struggled and marvelled at him leading them to the top.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Whisenhunt had struggled in his last three starts leading up to Tuesday, allowing 14 earned runs and walking nine batters over his last 11 2/3 innings.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • City hold an interest in Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez with new head coach Enzo Maresca having worked with him at Stamford Bridge.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For the next year, Diaz and Megan Trussell's father, Joe Trussell, worked alongside state lawmakers to change how Colorado universities and trade schools respond when a student is reported missing.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked

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