copy laboriously
Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words
To copy something with great effort and over a long period.
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- She had to copy the entire manuscript laboriously by hand.
- The students were asked to copy the diagrams laboriously into their notebooks.
- He would laboriously copy complex equations from the blackboard.
- Before copiers, people had to copy documents laboriously word for word.
- Despite the tedious nature, she continued to copy the ancient texts laboriously.
- They spent hours to copy the detailed maps laboriously, ensuring every line was perfect.
- The old monk laboriously copied scriptures for decades.
- I had to copy the entire book laboriously because I couldn't afford to buy it.
- Even with modern tools, some artistic reproductions still require artists to copy laboriously.
- He used to laboriously copy his favorite song lyrics from magazines.