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Recent Examples of spadework
Early spadework for the new batch of projects also dates back to the City of Cleveland’s 2004 Waterfront District Plan.
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Steven Litt, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
This was Biden’s third such visit to a House battleground in eight days, as the White House has married the president’s summer sales pitch for his infrastructure plans in Congress to Democrats’ political spadework ahead of the 2022 election.
—Eli Stokols Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
It’s vital political spadework ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which traditionally favor the party out of the White House.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
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Steven Litt, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
This was Biden’s third such visit to a House battleground in eight days, as the White House has married the president’s summer sales pitch for his infrastructure plans in Congress to Democrats’ political spadework ahead of the 2022 election.
—Eli Stokols Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
It’s vital political spadework ahead of next year’s midterm elections, which traditionally favor the party out of the White House.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spadework
Noun
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The court’s decision foiled Knox’s last-ditch effort to completely clear herself of criminal wrongdoing in the case of Kercher’s slaying.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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When asked about potential water supply issues, Kelliher said crews are fortunate to have direct access to Castaic Lake and other nearby reservoirs for their firefighting efforts.—
Brandon Miller,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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His innie, unaware of this grief, toils in Lumon’s enigmatic Macrodata Refinement department (MDR), disillusioned with the monotony, the secrecy and the repressiveness of Lumon’s operations.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Just Ask Xero is an AI co-pilot designed with the single purpose of reducing customer toil, or time spent on monotonous financial administration tasks.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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That was misery, sorrow, drudgery, give me some other adjectives there.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Super Cruise will relieve you of the drudgery of long-distance driving and get you there with a lot less stress.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Woll showing signs of fatigue This isn’t a surprise given Woll entered this season having played just 36 regular-season games in the NHL.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a landscape of dating app fatigue and romance scams, the anachronistic-seeming personals section — which is thriving in Vermont — can look like the way of the dating future.—
Wendy Lu,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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For all of its financial success, Pump.Fun has suffered its share of travails, arising mostly from an apparent operational immaturity.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite their coach’s personal travails, the Gators win by an average of 23.9 points, tied with Tennessee for second nationally behind Maryland (26.1), and attacks from all angles.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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This reflects the legacy of slavery, discrimination and uneven economic development over generations.—
Tom Kemeny,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The site, which documents the legacy of slavery in America, uses first-person narratives, art, educational exhibits, and interactive media to tell a comprehensive story.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Spadework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spadework. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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