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schoolwork

American  
[skool-wurk] / ˈskulˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. the material studied in or for school, comprising homework and work done in class.


Etymology

Origin of schoolwork

First recorded in 1855–60; school 1 + work

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He started popping algebra questions into the search bar to quickly finish off his daily schoolwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As students turn to chatbots for schoolwork, teachers and parents also worry that teens will use the tools to cheat or avoid practicing critical thinking skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Growing up as the youngest of nine children in a cramped council flat in Kilburn, north London, from the age of eight she juggled schoolwork and part-time jobs to earn pocket money.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

This Baltic nation of 1.3 million people saw early in the artificial-intelligence revolution that most of its high-school students were offloading schoolwork to chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

At home, Mom received a bulky envelope from the school that she assumed was schoolwork I’d missed out on.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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