homework
noun
home·work
ˈhōm-ˌwərk 
1
: piecework done at home for pay
2
: an assignment given to a student to be completed outside the regular class period
3
: preparatory reading or research (as for a discussion or a debate)
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She started her algebra homework.
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As an engineering student, my husband would spend hours hunched over every day on our couch doing his homework and completing creative projects.
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Parents know this moment, when work pings through a child’s sports game, dinnertime, homework.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
As an engineering student, my husband would spend hours hunched over every day on our couch doing his homework and completing creative projects.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
Parents know this moment, when work pings through a child’s sports game, dinnertime, homework.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
The Blackhawks have been doing their homework on Schaefer and will continue to do so.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Homework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homework. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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homework
noun
home·work
ˈhōm-ˌwərk
: work and especially school lessons to be done outside the regular class period
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