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belabor
[bih-ley-ber]
verb (used with object)
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary.
He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule.
a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries.
to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.
Obsolete.to labor at.
Example Sentences
I won’t belabor the biographical details except to note that from his debarment in 1989 till his death in 2024, Rose tirelessly lobbied for reinstatement, and each time, the commissioner refused.
He jumped in with ideas for recovery, without belaboring his personal hardships.
Villarreal: Not to belabor this point, but I want to talk more seriously about what “over there” does involve for you.
The point doesn’t need to be belabored beyond this.
There’s no need to belabor the point: The possible comparisons are nearly infinite and defy neutral principles of evaluation.
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