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as in rush
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the holiday season
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
with his characteristic hustle, he had all the plans for the conference lined up in a matter of days
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as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
a clever hustle that tricked people into revealing their bank account information
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change
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Recent Examples of hustle
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Over the years, various actors, musicians and creators have opened up about their decision to leave the hustle and bustle of the big city to move their families to smaller towns.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Maxey hustled to try to save the possession for his team, but Brown poked the ball away one more time and tracked it down.
—Jay King, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
After months of grinding, this month gradually shifts from a focus on output to restoration; from hustle to something softer and sweeter.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Over the years, various actors, musicians and creators have opened up about their decision to leave the hustle and bustle of the big city to move their families to smaller towns.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
All of them were hustled out of sight.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Maxey hustled to try to save the possession for his team, but Brown poked the ball away one more time and tracked it down.
—Jay King, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustle
Noun
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High oil prices should trigger a rush to renewable energy, but the industry is being hampered by the Iran war too, with Gulf supplies of critical inputs on hold or much reduced.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Minnesota’s power play again failed to convert early in the middle frame, and instead of a tie game, the Wild found themselves down by a pair when Avs defenseman Nick Blankenburg ended a high-speed rush to the net with his first career playoff goal.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
Noun
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When Bores entered the primary, in mid-autumn, his ambition seemed premature.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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But their chances have appeared to improve in recent weeks as the unpopular war with Iran and stubborn affordability issues have beleaguered GOP midterm ambitions.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Even without full Social Security numbers, attackers can use it to build convincing scams that feel personal.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Authorities say 32-year-old Albert Constantin has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors connected with the alleged scam.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The contestants struggled mighty hard with the songs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pornographic deepfake images of her have circulated online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and antiabuse groups have struggled to fix.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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While the Spurs also touted the NBA’s third-best offense this season, San Antonio’s ball handlers and shooters are capable of being sped up.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
Verb
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There’s no trace of anything strummed or plucked; clusters of tone simply materialize out of thin air, as capricious as weather.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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He’s plucked employees from companies like Uber, Google, and Facebook to professionalize the place.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Arteta sprinted off to retrieve the ball like a man possessed, in a hurry.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Topped with special sauce and pickle slices, these will be gone in a hurry.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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The office also pointed to efforts to expand security funding for religious institutions, strengthen hate crime laws and support Holocaust and genocide education initiatives.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The employees’ union interpreted this initiative as an assault on local and subject-matter expertise.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustle. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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