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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
plodded night and day to get the assignment done
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
oxen plodding through deep mud
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
wayfarers plodding across the sandy wastes
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Recent Examples of plod
The band composes ephemeral songs within songs, bending genres along the way—plodding organ funk may give way to bright, searching major-key bliss rock.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
The result, however, is a generic and plodding revenge thriller that’s nowhere near bold enough to justify the franchise’s resurrection.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Debby, a plodding, waterlogged system that has already saturated four southeastern states, bears many characteristics of a warming planet, climate scientists say.
—Amy Green, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
Trump's energy appears to mirror that plodding style.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
The result, however, is a generic and plodding revenge thriller that’s nowhere near bold enough to justify the franchise’s resurrection.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Debby, a plodding, waterlogged system that has already saturated four southeastern states, bears many characteristics of a warming planet, climate scientists say.
—Amy Green, Vox, 6 Aug. 2024
Trump's energy appears to mirror that plodding style.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plod
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Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Surveyors reportedly stumbled upon the endangered bees during an environmental review of the area, forcing regulators to suspend the project.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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While the Republican effort has failed so far, additional court challenges could drag the legal fight out while votes are being counted.Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Business Beverly Hills is dragging its heels on a development with affordable apartments.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once the road trip ends, Bronny will be shuffling between the G-League and the main Lakers roster.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These relationships shuffle among the large, contentious staff — Mexican, white, Italian, black, Muslim, Albanian, and Dominican, a panoply of types whose individuality keeps the action lively, timely, yet unpredictable.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Always strive to be transparent with your communications.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Charlie Dennis is writer-director from the West Midlands in the United Kingdom, who strives to improve accessibility within film and TV aims to ensure that even the most exciting stories stay profoundly human.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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The dusty Ohtani trudged to the dugout as if marching through a nightmare.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Lewis kept trudging forward: he got married; settled in Atlanta; took a job at the Voter Education Project, which helped register voters across the South; and, in 1986, ran for Congress.Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Access is easy without the need for ladders (rooftop tents) or crawling (traditional ground tents).Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of stomping their feet, her parents could simply say her name.Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dinosaurs stomp past, ice ages come and go, indigenous people hunt for food.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plod. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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