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
Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
In her book, Gypsy recounts struggling with substance abuse throughout her life, but relapsing in prison.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The police in New York City have been, for the past few years, struggling to address a jump in shoplifting and petty thefts.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The 49ers had dropped three games in a row before bouncing back Sunday against the struggling Chicago Bears.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The governor said the expansion will help keep more projects in the state and increase economic activity at a time when Hollywood studios are struggling to bounce back from pandemic losses and strikes.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s struggling and missing weight, and then there’s missing weight without even trying and electing to use it as a tactic to gain an advantage against an opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
In response to criticism over his handling of the country’s struggling economy, Bawumia has absolved himself from the blame, saying in February that his role was advisory and without decision-making powers.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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This is a challenge that researchers have been struggling to solve for close to three decades.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
In her book, Gypsy recounts struggling with substance abuse throughout her life, but relapsing in prison.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The police in New York City have been, for the past few years, struggling to address a jump in shoplifting and petty thefts.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The 49ers had dropped three games in a row before bouncing back Sunday against the struggling Chicago Bears.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The governor said the expansion will help keep more projects in the state and increase economic activity at a time when Hollywood studios are struggling to bounce back from pandemic losses and strikes.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s struggling and missing weight, and then there’s missing weight without even trying and electing to use it as a tactic to gain an advantage against an opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
In response to criticism over his handling of the country’s struggling economy, Bawumia has absolved himself from the blame, saying in February that his role was advisory and without decision-making powers.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggling
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Companies pour resources into crafting user-friendly interfaces and personalized services, striving to captivate their audiences.Anna Convery-Pelletier, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In that sense, exceptional achievers self-medicate by constantly striving for more, and getting only a very temporal satisfaction with each accomplishment.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That became the recurring theme throughout the drive, especially when challenged by the much higher altitudes—the Kia Carnival effortlessly passed laboring trucks (and slow cars).Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Intended to help those with disabilities gain employment, the law currently has about 40,000 American workers laboring for half the minimum wage or less, according to the Labor Department.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 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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Another helpful tip is to create time blocks on your calendar specifically for working on your top goal.Hope Horner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But by leveraging data, landlords and property management teams can better understand how to provide their tenants with office spaces that will be customized to meet their unique methods of working, as well as an onsite experience that encourages them to choose to routinely come into the office.Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That part is not great, but again, that’s part of trying to open minds and trying to share your truth with people.Them, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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Leaders now face a myriad of challenges in trying to bring the country together.Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Struggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struggling. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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