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- noun Plural form of
chore . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
chore .
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Examples
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Of course, doing the chores is also very much symbolic, said Lan Huaien, a prolific writer and public commentator on social issues and gender studies in Shanghai.
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Helping Hands, a Boston-based service monkey training academy, believes they are better equipped than any other animal to help the physically disabled with certain chores but does not endorse them as pets.
Pet capuchin monkeys can turn on their owners, experts warn 2010
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Nvidia has been promoting a technology called Cuda that offloads processing chores from the CPU to the GPU.
Intel’s Struggles in Graphics Continue with Shelving of Larrabee « Steve Wildstrom on Tech 2009
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Asking the real Obama to handle these mighty chores is expecting way too much from our precious new celebrity President. —
The Paperless Obama Plan - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Nvidia has been promoting a technology called Cuda that offloads processing chores from the CPU to the GPU.
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One of her most important chores is to bring water from the local pump.
Subtle Frugality 2008
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Your share of the chores is to either vacuum the downstairs or sweep the deck and clean the pool.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: ALLIE AND MARGIE Maggie Jochild 2007
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About sundown each goes forth to his "chores" -- Mr.K. to chop wood, Mr.B. to haul water, I to wash the milk pans and water the horses.
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I’ve done certain chores before and now know what is expected.
Farm Journal: Barn Cleaning and Weeding Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Our first son (almost 4) helps out here and there … I suspect that were we to start an allowance, we’d * require* him to do certain chores in order to earn it.
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