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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the two boxers were so exhausted they just slogged each other indiscriminately
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
slogging their way through a pile of paperwork
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
Gramps never tired of telling how he had to slog through the snow in order to get to school
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as in toil
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Recent Examples of slog
Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Continuing to slog away into the night isn't the answer, but doing things differently could transform everything.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The Mavericks have been without Dončić and Irving in seven of their last 11 games, so their post-Christmas slog is understandable.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Toss in the Buffalo Sabres slogging toward a 14th straight season sans playoffs, which would tie the New York Jets for the longest active drought among the big four North American sports, and the mood corrodes further.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Continuing to slog away into the night isn't the answer, but doing things differently could transform everything.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Atlanta began a 13-day slog of a road trip on Sunday night with a rout of the spiraling Toronto Raptors, but the opposition gets much tougher from here, with the Denver Nuggets, the two L.A. teams and Phoenix over the next five games.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The Mavericks have been without Dončić and Irving in seven of their last 11 games, so their post-Christmas slog is understandable.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slog
Verb
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Joshua Hur hit a home run, Trey Ebel had a two-run double and Ethan Bingaman contributed an RBI triple.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Dashcam video from a ride-share driver captured the moments after Rinaldi was hit by the man and fell to the pavement.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Red Bull struggled, and Liam Lawson is under scrutiny after another poor race weekend.—
Patrick Iversen,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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During that time, Dave was struggling with his problems.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
Jeffrey Gedmin,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But experts encourage borrowers to take at least one step to protect themselves while personnel and programs at ED get shuffled around or canceled: keep a record.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Injuries have forced him to shuffle his lineup, yet the Celtics haven’t missed a beat.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Forest’s struggle from set pieces was a major factor in their two years of toil in the top flight.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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Daisy, and a motley group of co-workers, toil in a cottage industry of agencies that evaluate harmful and offensive pictures and videos uploaded to social media.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Against Boston, the 25-year-old gave up 6 hits, 5 runs and 4 walks in 3 2/3 innings for the Philadelphia Athletics.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Union Park data facility, run by Ark Data Centres, is a six-minute walk from the Hyde North substation.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Jordan Hicks pitched an efficient five-plus innings, Tyler Fitzgerald smacked a two-run homer and scored a run, and the Giants beat the Tigers, 4-3.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Other artists have spent decades laboring over their magnum opuses—Michael Heizer and James Turrell, with their sprawling land projects in the American West (City and Roden Crater, respectively), spring to mind—but few, if any, have worked only on those pieces.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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Workers are laboring in 95 degree heat, surrounded by toxic soil.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slog. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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