busywork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of busywork
Example Sentences
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After all, what Melania Trump really needs is busywork.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
AI is increasingly doing away with the need to do busywork at work, freeing us up for more important tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Automating busywork isn’t necessarily problematic on its face, she tells me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The specifics of the mission are as mysterious as these men’s names as we watch them carry out the minutiae of military busywork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Principal Marshall looked up from all his busywork.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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