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as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezed
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 hustled
Spurgeon saved possession, Shore hustled to beat the Hawks to the puck and popped it down low to Trenin, who set up Spurgeon’s tying goal through Jones’ screen.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Three hours later, the chair was hustled from the building, and Cohen followed soon afterward.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Sadler hustled, dripping blood, to a nearby apartment to get away.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The first Deadpool movie revived interest in the artist, however, and Liefeld, never one to miss an opportunity, hustled.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Before he was hustled inside, his chest bounced off the wall of the building.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
As the clock ticked on with under 30 seconds remaining, Williams hustled to get the offense set before throwing a pass as time expired which fell incomplete to Rome Odunze meaning the game was over and the Bears lost.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
There, Kristofferson mingled with artists and hustled his songwriting demos.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Three hours later, the chair was hustled from the building, and Cohen followed soon afterward.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Sadler hustled, dripping blood, to a nearby apartment to get away.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The first Deadpool movie revived interest in the artist, however, and Liefeld, never one to miss an opportunity, hustled.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Before he was hustled inside, his chest bounced off the wall of the building.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
As the clock ticked on with under 30 seconds remaining, Williams hustled to get the offense set before throwing a pass as time expired which fell incomplete to Rome Odunze meaning the game was over and the Bears lost.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
There, Kristofferson mingled with artists and hustled his songwriting demos.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustled
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When Barbra Streisand struggled with the replacement orchestrations during a recording session, the conductor had Cullen’s original scores on hand.Darryn King, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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These players cost a lot of money, that is true, but they were also plucked by a recruitment team established after a challenging first summer for the owners where the correct type of players were not hired.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Protesters aren’t just swept up during protests; since July, the authorities have plucked low-profile demonstrators from their homes days after they were seen on the street.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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And the front and rear hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors worked extremely well, even going downhill, without any squealing whatsoever.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some of the stream's elements worked, but it was still plagued by technical mishaps.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some people may have tried to heed that call, in a way.Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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As anybody who has tried to use a chatbot to answer a customer service query knows, AI is still some way off being as effective as a good call centre person.Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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According to the city’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Forrest, 64, was beaten to death, suffering blunt impact injuries of the head and torso.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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He has been routinely beaten on the glass by younger, bouncier players who are creating second-chance opportunities with offensive rebounds.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hustled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustled. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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