toils 1 of 2

noun

Definition of toilsnext
plural of toil
as in tangle
something that catches and holds a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair

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toils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of toil
as in labors
to devote serious and sustained effort toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toils
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. struggles
  4. web
  5. strives
  6. entanglement
  7. works
  8. snare
Noun
  • As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, when it’s modified, tau can form toxic aggregates – tangles that degrade these key structures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • Yet, as organizations rush to meet this demand, many fall into the trap of greenwashing—claiming environmental or social responsibility without delivering tangible results.
    Joel Carboni, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Season 1 framed the tournament as a straightforward allegory for the punishing trap of financial distress, rendering even the greediest characters as sympathetic to an extent.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of trap
Verb
  • Especially with some of the bench struggles the Thunder has seen of late, Mitchell’s playmaking and perimeter shooting have been valuable.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Brown struggles to show the rest of the Peanuts gang the true meaning of the holiday.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggles
Noun
  • Webpages can be printed to PDF format on both Windows and macOS (just choose PDF format instead of a printer), and any web browser will be able to save page HTML for you.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
  • On your computer: Go to Google Maps in your web browser Click the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the screen Select Saved Click the Maps tab.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of web
Verb
  • Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The company strives to be more than just a pet product brand.
    FunnyFuzzy Contributor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of strives
Noun
  • Homelander, as expected, flips out, accusing Starlight of a betrayal due to her romantic entanglement with Hughie.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • She was first seen as a calf in 2011, and last seen swimming without entanglements 50 miles off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., in July 2024.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of entanglement
Verb
  • Infused with cica, green tea, sunflower seed oil, and vitamin E to soothe and protect the skin barrier, the formula works for people of all skin types.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The former calls for a counterfactual view of how testing works; the latter calls for political will and policy ideas not currently in evidence.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of works
Noun
  • The snare pictures—one of which notably captures the remnants of a meal eaten by Duchamp—would be returned to over and over by Spoerri, who claimed no ownership over the form, asserting that they could be produced by anyone, and required no signature.
    News Desk, Artforum, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In response, the wildlife commission voted to adopt a 36-hour trapping standard for mountain lions, ensuring that live animals are not held in traps or snares for longer than that duration.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 June 2024
Definition of snare
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