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Belabor

To ply diligently; to work carefully upon.

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Beat 76% connected

of Beat

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Criticise 76% connected

To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture.

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Knock 76% connected

To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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