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Belabor is an English word with synonyms like beat or criticise. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Belabor | Belabored | Belaboring

Belabor meaning

US spelling of belabour.

Synonyms of Belabor

belabour beat up beat pick apart criticise criticize knock work on work at work over

Related words

Other words often associated with Belabor or its synonyms:

notice comment remark praise work act sound pulsation bump bang flap route

Using Belabor

  • The main meaning on this page is: US spelling of belabour.
  • Useful related words include: belabour, beat up, beat, pick apart.
  • In the example corpus, belabor often appears in combinations such as: to belabor, belabor that, belabor the.

Context around Belabor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Belabor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

have to belabor that 1× not to belabor the point 1× sorry to belabor this with 1× won t belabor that point 1× won t belabor the facts 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i don t 1× in the middle 1× not to belabor 1× sorry to belabor 1×

Common sentence endings:

belabor that point 1× belabor the facts 1× candidate is spineless 1× the game away 1× to belabor that 1×

Words around Belabor

Just before it in the word index:

bela 71 bel 261 bekwarra 2 bekwai 3 bektenov 2 bektashis 2

Just after it in the word index:

belabored 3 belaboring 2 belacan 2 belacqua 5 belafonte 51 belaga 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Belabor

  • In this selection, "belabor" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include have to belabor that and not to belabor the point. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "belabor" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with belabor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I don’t think I have to belabor that. (9 words)

It has been well documented, so I won’t belabor the facts. (12 words)

Not to belabor the point, but singling out these two candidates doesn’t necessarily mean I believe candidate is spineless. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Sorry to belabor this with specifics you already know and have gone to great pains to try to forget, but: the ‘Hoos, up 28-24, got the ball back at the Virginia Tech 11, following a fourth-quarter interception, and had the chance to put the game away. (48 words)

In the middle you have our Phase 2 trial design, which I've already described to you, so I won't belabor that point. (24 words)

Not to belabor the point, but singling out these two candidates doesn’t necessarily mean I believe candidate is spineless. (20 words)

Example sentences (5)

In the middle you have our Phase 2 trial design, which I've already described to you, so I won't belabor that point.

I don’t think I have to belabor that.

Not to belabor the point, but singling out these two candidates doesn’t necessarily mean I believe candidate is spineless.

It has been well documented, so I won’t belabor the facts.

Sorry to belabor this with specifics you already know and have gone to great pains to try to forget, but: the ‘Hoos, up 28-24, got the ball back at the Virginia Tech 11, following a fourth-quarter interception, and had the chance to put the game away.

Common combinations with belabor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "belabor" in a sentence?
An example: "In the middle you have our Phase 2 trial design, which I've already described to you, so I won't belabor that point." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "belabor" from authentic English texts.
What does "belabor" mean?
Belabor means: US spelling of belabour.
What are synonyms of "belabor"?
Common synonyms of "belabor" include: belabour, beat up, beat, pick apart, criticise, criticize, knock, work on. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "belabor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "belabor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.