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as in rush
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the holiday season
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
with his characteristic hustle, he had all the plans for the conference lined up in a matter of days
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as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
a clever hustle that tricked people into revealing their bank account information
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in to pluck
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 hustle
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
As predicted, Jive put minimal support behind the track and Short was forced to rely on his independent hustle to blow it up.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Randle failed to hustle back into the play after Denver snatched an offensive rebound on a 45-foot heave with two minutes left.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Soundproof windows help keep the city’s hustle and bustle at bay, allowing for uninterrupted listening and quiet living high above Midtown.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
As predicted, Jive put minimal support behind the track and Short was forced to rely on his independent hustle to blow it up.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
As the women and two dogs hustled into the basement, a tornado was hurtling toward the home.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Randle failed to hustle back into the play after Denver snatched an offensive rebound on a 45-foot heave with two minutes left.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustle
Noun
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The footage, taken inside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, shows a woman wearing a black fur coat picking up two bottles as other guests rush to exit.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Downs is a tone-setter, while Lawrence and Barham give the Cowboys two high-upside pass-rush pieces at a premium position.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has outlined ambitions to position Japan as a global leader in drone utilization.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the Capitol, protesters carried placards supporting Fair Districts Amendments, which voters approved in 2010, and denouncing the governor’s scheme as a bad faith gerrymandering scheme that only benefitted his and other Republican leaders’ ambitions.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Even without full Social Security numbers, attackers can use it to build convincing scams that feel personal.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Authorities say 32-year-old Albert Constantin has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors connected with the alleged scam.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The contestants struggled mighty hard with the songs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pornographic deepfake images of her have circulated online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and antiabuse groups have struggled to fix.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Performance turnarounds of this nature take time, and there are no tangible shortcuts that can speed up the process.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Forty-seven people died and more than 100 were injured when a speeding Burlington passenger train headed for California slammed into a train bound for Omaha, which had stopped at the Naperville station.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings also plucked Ryan Van Demark as a restricted free agent from the Buffalo Bills.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Chiefs finished in the bottom quarter of the NFL in sacks and quarterback hurries in 2025, per Pro Football Reference.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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No one seems in a hurry to be anywhere else.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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At Morgan Lewis, Rinehart will work closely with Colleen Nihill, the chief AI and knowledge management officer, to align on the firm’s data and AI initiatives.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustle. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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