adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He set himself a punishing schedule of talks, lectures and conferences all over America.
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the desert's punishing climate
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The transatlantic flight was a punishing task for the plane's old engines.
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Wang has a punishing schedule.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In Roy Vernon you had one of the best-balanced and most punishing strikers of his day.
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It is a punishing job, and Charles is no easy man to work for.
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It is obvious that the punishing cost of libel actions prevents Francis from making direct accusations against current athletes.