grueling
adjective
gru·el·ing
ˈgrü-ə-liŋ 
variants
or gruelling
: trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
a grueling race
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Examples of grueling in a Sentence
running a marathon is grueling
cutting diamonds can be grueling work
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The grueling mini-final involves a series of checkpoints.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
The next council also will grapple with easing one of the Valley's most grueling commutes by finding transportation alternatives to Interstate 10.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
But Farrow is made of milder material and was understandably nervous about the grueling commitment.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
The next council also will grapple with easing one of the Valley's most grueling commutes by finding transportation alternatives to Interstate 10.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
But Farrow is made of milder material and was understandably nervous about the grueling commitment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The two candidates have offered diverging closing messages in the grueling campaign homestretch.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Grueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grueling. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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