Floundered
Labored and floundered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Labored" instead a verb "Floundered".
Nearby Words: flounder, floundering
Labored
Labored adjective - Requiring or showing effort.
Floundered and labored are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Floundered" instead a verb "Labored".
Both words in one sentence
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Her first book, labored over for years, and launched full of the high hopes and ambitious dreams of youth, floundered on its voyage, though the wreck continued to float long afterward, to the profit of the publisher at least.
Source: Literature / Little Women
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