apply (oneself)

verb

Definition of apply (oneself)next
as in to buckle (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apply (oneself)
  1. pitch in
  2. dig in
  3. slave
  4. knuckle down
  5. labor
  6. bang away
  7. struggle
Verb
  • Ben Brown didn’t pitch in a major-league game after June 8, and Cade Horton didn’t pitch in a minor-league game after May 29.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • More than 350 volunteers, including Kimberly and Brad, have pitched in to help, ultimately delivering 1.3 million meals worth of free food.
    Sophie Dodd, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of pitch in
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  • As with so many deals this year, however, people are digging in their heels over minor things.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Russia is trying to push back a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk that was launched in early August, but Ukraine’s troops are dug in.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dig in
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  • The scholars borrow from critical theory—including a Marxist focus on the alienation of labor and postmodern pessimism—with some going so far as to compare the resorts to slave plantations.
    Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
  • During the latter half of that period, according to Marques’s review of British consular reports, more than one-third of all slaving vessels that made landfall in Rio de Janeiro did so under an American flag.
    Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Definition of slave
Verb
  • But the actor only ever knuckles down at being loathsome.
    Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea have had to knuckle down to beat United before.
    Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of knuckle down
Verb
  • The actor-writer-director labored with love for seven years on this mutant hybrid of The Fountainhead, The Conformist and The Godfather movies, and it should be met with an equal amount of awe and admiration.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • His breathing is labored, like he’s got fluid in his lungs, or maybe some broken ribs.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of labor
Verb
  • As several drummers banged away, Vázquez danced near a table and teammates clapped along to the music, including a spirited effort from Royce Lewis.
    Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • One of the roadies came out to bang away on the piano, the notes more felt than heard, part of the noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of bang away
Verb
  • The stock has especially struggled in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump ’s victory amid fears that his second term could threaten the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes tax credits for renewable energy that have benefited the solar sector.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But after losing her husband of 10 years, Bynum struggled to find seasonal jobs to pay her bills.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggle
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