Labourers on plantations often face gruelling hours, low pay, and no job security.
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Gruelling
/ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/
Synonyms for "gruelling" (13 found)
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5 entriesarduous tasklaborious assignmentlong duration processprolonged protocoltough challenge
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1 entriesSample sentences
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It's gruelling work.
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Safin was clearly mentally and physically tired from a gruelling fortnight in Melbourne. He had spent nearly 19 hours on the court before reaching the final.
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Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge.
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