The industrious worker toiled tirelessly to meet the deadline.

Meaning: This means that the hard-working employee worked very hard without stopping to finish the job by the deadline.

Choice of Words: "Industrious" means showing hard work and dedication, "worker" is someone who does a job for pay, "toiled" means to work very hard, "tirelessly" means without stopping or resting, and "deadline" is a time or date when something must be finished.

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The worker who works hard worked non-stop to reach the finish line.

Meaning: This means that the worker who is always busy and doesn't give up worked without taking a break to finish the race or competition.

Choice of Words: Worker is a person who does work for a living. Who works hard means someone who is always busy and doesn't give up. Worked non-stop means to work without taking a break. Reach means to arrive at a place or goal. Finish line is the end of a race or competition. When you put them together, this sentence means that the worker who is always busy and doesn't give up worked without taking a break to reach the end of the race or competition.

The busy bee buzzed around the hive all day to make honey.

Meaning: This means that the bee flew around the hive all day to make honey.

Choice of Words: Busy bee is a small, flying insect that collects nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Buzzed means to make a humming sound. Around means in a circular motion. Hive is a structure where bees live and store their honey. All day means from morning until evening. Make honey is to create a sweet food from nectar and pollen. When you put them together, this sentence means that the small, flying insect that collects nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey flew around the structure where bees live and store their honey from morning until evening to create a sweet food from nectar and pollen.

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