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as in stumbled
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 labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
the financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet
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Recent Examples of struggled
After the fact, Mattel struggled to launch a popular action figure based on original IP.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
And Russia has struggled to replenish its military ranks amid horrific casualties on the Ukrainian front line.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cuvet news is a blow to a Miami lineup that struggled to put up runs last weekend.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
But as the team struggled — finishing 10-34 last season and missing the playoffs for the second-straight year — tensions began to surface.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The portly man dressed as George Washington struggled out of his seat.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Beef prices are high as the market has struggled to rebuild supply while there is record demand.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Smith, 35, struggled in his lone season with the Raiders, marked by a league-leading 17 interceptions and a 2-13 record in his 15 starts.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
While Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans have formed a nice inline platoon, Ja’Tavion Sanders has struggled with injuries and inconsistency over the past two seasons.
—Mike Kaye
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
And Russia has struggled to replenish its military ranks amid horrific casualties on the Ukrainian front line.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The Cuvet news is a blow to a Miami lineup that struggled to put up runs last weekend.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
But as the team struggled — finishing 10-34 last season and missing the playoffs for the second-straight year — tensions began to surface.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The portly man dressed as George Washington struggled out of his seat.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Beef prices are high as the market has struggled to rebuild supply while there is record demand.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Smith, 35, struggled in his lone season with the Raiders, marked by a league-leading 17 interceptions and a 2-13 record in his 15 starts.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
While Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans have formed a nice inline platoon, Ja’Tavion Sanders has struggled with injuries and inconsistency over the past two seasons.
—Mike Kaye
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggled
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After starting the season with the sixth-best odds to win the World Series, the Red Sox had stumbled out of the gate to a 10-17 record.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The president briefly stumbled before being assisted to a secure suite reserved for him behind the stage.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In many years on dairy farms, the worker often labored for 10 hours with no breaks.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lamarck surely labored over these Romantic effusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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In conclusion, the owner had only care and compassion for everyone who worked for him, and the baristas would be willing to testify to this.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Scott Dochterman Dane Brugler’s analysis A four-year starter, Zuhn worked primarily at left tackle in former offensive coordinator Collin Klein’s balanced scheme.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Johnson for months endeavored to appoint his ally ex-Ald.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, Pollan endeavored to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence, like why is there a subjective self at all?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The assassination attempt failed — and Hinckley was arrested, tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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There is something the series hasn’t yet tried, which would certainly get people talking.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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