struggle on
phrasal verb
struggled on; struggling on; struggles on
: to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring
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Rahm, who hit the ball brilliantly, struggled on the difficult greens of Oakmont and took 35 putts for the round.
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Al Hilal Qualifiers by dint of winning the Asian Champions League in 2021, Al Hilal have somehow struggled on without their star signing Neymar this season, who arrived for €90million (£75.9m; $102.8m) and on a salary of €150m, but only played three competitive games for them due to injury.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2025
But Clarke’s catch still managed to resonate long after his out was secured, even as the A’s struggled on offense and weren’t much better on defense outside of one of the highlights of the season so far.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech Breakdown: The Red Raiders struggled on defense last year, ranking near the bottom of the country in scoring defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Al Hilal Qualifiers by dint of winning the Asian Champions League in 2021, Al Hilal have somehow struggled on without their star signing Neymar this season, who arrived for €90million (£75.9m; $102.8m) and on a salary of €150m, but only played three competitive games for them due to injury.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2025
But Clarke’s catch still managed to resonate long after his out was secured, even as the A’s struggled on offense and weren’t much better on defense outside of one of the highlights of the season so far.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech Breakdown: The Red Raiders struggled on defense last year, ranking near the bottom of the country in scoring defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
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“Struggle on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle%20on. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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