as in failing
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as in stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn't getting any better
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as in striving
to devote serious and sustained effort
the financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet
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Recent Examples of struggling
Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
But because of passenger complaints and the need to revitalize a struggling tourist economy, the government adopted new regulations last month that will force a change in these habits.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In those 1930s films, the fast-talking lovers and schemers acknowledged the struggling world around them, if quietly (few films beyond Gold Diggers of 1933 made explicit reference to economic turmoil).
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
That means next year is going to be a struggle for the quarterback, who is already struggling.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Businesses are struggling to keep up with cybercriminals’ pace of innovation.
—Rick Hutchinson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This becomes particularly important in a market where some consumers are struggling with inflation and financial constraints, while others are less affected and continue to spend freely.
—Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
California and Stanford ventured to the opposite coast for the first time, both struggling in the Eastern time zone.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Ordinary Americans also work for league media arms such as the NFL Network, which last year conducted layoffs, or their partners, including regional sports networks that are struggling to keep pace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
The state has grown increasingly reliant on unlicensed teachers because schools are struggling to retain experienced educators.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
But because of passenger complaints and the need to revitalize a struggling tourist economy, the government adopted new regulations last month that will force a change in these habits.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In those 1930s films, the fast-talking lovers and schemers acknowledged the struggling world around them, if quietly (few films beyond Gold Diggers of 1933 made explicit reference to economic turmoil).
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
That means next year is going to be a struggle for the quarterback, who is already struggling.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Businesses are struggling to keep up with cybercriminals’ pace of innovation.
—Rick Hutchinson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This becomes particularly important in a market where some consumers are struggling with inflation and financial constraints, while others are less affected and continue to spend freely.
—Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
California and Stanford ventured to the opposite coast for the first time, both struggling in the Eastern time zone.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Ordinary Americans also work for league media arms such as the NFL Network, which last year conducted layoffs, or their partners, including regional sports networks that are struggling to keep pace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggling
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This means going beyond policies and quotas, striving instead for cultural norms where differences are not only accepted but celebrated.Mo Hamzian, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Here's to making progress, staying focused, and striving for incremental improvements throughout 2025.Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year the agency adopted new heat protections that apply to indoor workers, expanding safety measures for more than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020
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There have been many examples of that from our first edition up until today with global producers and DJs working with top headliners from Saudi, Egypt, Lebanon and rest of the Arab world.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator.Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The holdups come during one of the busiest travel times of the year, frustrating hundreds of customers trying to get home for the holidays.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Struggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struggling. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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