1
as in task
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly
everyone in this household is expected to do weekly chores
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as in headache
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
cleaning everything out of the attic was a real chore
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Recent Examples of chore
The pod releases a tension-soothing botanical scent that makes showering feel less like a chore and more like a luxury.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2025
This makes sense, given the fact that the Clone is designed to perform household chores such as doing laundry, washing dishes, preparing simple meals and yes, vacuuming carpets.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
Expect that humankind will finally be relieved of the woeful chore of everyday toil and be freer to be imaginative and creative.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The company has reportedly formed a new division within its Reality Labs unit, which developed the Meta Quest VR headsets, that will initially focus on developing hardware for robots that can assist with physical tasks like household chores.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2025
This makes sense, given the fact that the Clone is designed to perform household chores such as doing laundry, washing dishes, preparing simple meals and yes, vacuuming carpets.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
Expect that humankind will finally be relieved of the woeful chore of everyday toil and be freer to be imaginative and creative.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The company has reportedly formed a new division within its Reality Labs unit, which developed the Meta Quest VR headsets, that will initially focus on developing hardware for robots that can assist with physical tasks like household chores.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chore
Noun
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By automating repetitive tasks, AI allows creatives to focus on developing fresh ideas.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Merz brings to this task the instincts of a free-marketeer impatient with government outlay and bureaucracy.—
Joseph de Weck,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both conditions also involve symptoms outside the intestines, such as headaches or brain fog.5 Only celiac disease involves symptoms related to malnutrition, which occurs because the small intestine is damaged.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Less frequent side effects can include chest discomfort, weakness, headache, rhinitis, hypoglycemia and vitamin B12 deficiency (with long-term metformin use).—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Linking the robots was a job of magnets that could rotate to maintain adhesion regardless of their orientation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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Some 85 percent of the 433,000 people who found a job between January and September last year were foreigners, the Bank of Spain said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 1975 will headline Friday, June 27, with Young on duty Saturday, June 28 and Rodrigo closing out the festival on Sunday, June 29.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Earlier Thursday, Trump announced all Mexican goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, the successor pact to NAFTA that his first administration negotiated, would not face the duties for a month.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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These images were taken while on assignment for the Wildlife Conservation Society.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The assignment: Get out of the way, let the thing come through, that’s it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Chore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chore. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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