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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezing
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 hustling
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Cruz’s throw narrowly beat the hustling Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to the bag for a crucial out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Beyond scrambling to get to Minnesota for his debut earlier this week, Anderson said his family had an interesting experience hustling to the Twin Cities.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
One ever-hustling entrepreneur even developed an iPhone dating app that matches singles in public bomb shelters.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oren had also begun hustling for the enormous spec house on Indian Creek Island that Lorber had toured.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Over the past few years, Google has been hustling to reinvent its business for the AI age, trying to keep consumers in the habit of going to its search page as chatbots from startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic become more popular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
An agent is seen grabbing Vance by his jacket and hustling him off stage.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Taste of Baldwin Park creator David Merritt has been hustling in this part of town for decades, even before it was ranked among the city’s most desirable addresses.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Braves players worked on hustling first to third on a soft single to the outfield, or breaking toward home on a dribbler in the infield.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, McCutchen walked for the fourth straight game and beat out an infield single, hustling hard to first on a squibber down the third base line.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Senior guard Chendall Weaver was his usual pest for the opponents, hustling for loose balls, scoring five points, grabbing five rebounds, adding two steals and blocking a shot.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
Those were full-time pharmacists, realtors and teachers hustling across Olympic ice for Team USA.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
An inning after his defensive flub, Hernández connected on another breaking ball, lining a base hit to left and hustling in to second base to set up what would be Call’s go-ahead hit.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Cruz’s throw narrowly beat the hustling Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to the bag for a crucial out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Beyond scrambling to get to Minnesota for his debut earlier this week, Anderson said his family had an interesting experience hustling to the Twin Cities.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
One ever-hustling entrepreneur even developed an iPhone dating app that matches singles in public bomb shelters.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oren had also begun hustling for the enormous spec house on Indian Creek Island that Lorber had toured.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
The ball trickled behind second, and Hoerner kept going, hustling his way to second.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Over the past few years, Google has been hustling to reinvent its business for the AI age, trying to keep consumers in the habit of going to its search page as chatbots from startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic become more popular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
An agent is seen grabbing Vance by his jacket and hustling him off stage.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Taste of Baldwin Park creator David Merritt has been hustling in this part of town for decades, even before it was ranked among the city’s most desirable addresses.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Braves players worked on hustling first to third on a soft single to the outfield, or breaking toward home on a dribbler in the infield.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, McCutchen walked for the fourth straight game and beat out an infield single, hustling hard to first on a squibber down the third base line.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Senior guard Chendall Weaver was his usual pest for the opponents, hustling for loose balls, scoring five points, grabbing five rebounds, adding two steals and blocking a shot.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
Those were full-time pharmacists, realtors and teachers hustling across Olympic ice for Team USA.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustling
Adjective
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The driver was also placed on a non-driving status pending the results of the investigation.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nor will this anti-driving VMT policy meaningfully affect the global climate.—
Jennifer Hernandez,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Imagine a place of employment where everyone in the building is laboring to live out their childhood dream.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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Just three had received fewer innings per game from their starters, increasing the burden on a bullpen laboring under the strain.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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While progressive Democrats are pushing to tax billionaires and close corporate loopholes, Republicans are warning that squeezing job creators will severely damage Illinois’ economy.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Higher fuel costs are leading to inflation and squeezing household budgets, while industries from manufacturing to transport are facing rising operating costs and supply disruptions.—
Julhas Alam,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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There’s yet another reason to be diligent with your daily SPF.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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In the end, after a monthslong investigation and diligent forensic work, partial remains of 70 of the 110 victims were identified and returned to family members who, to this day, carry the pain of that day in 1996.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Many libraries’ orders went unfulfilled, and all but the largest ones were left struggling to get popular titles to their patrons.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Achane was the Dolphins’ lone Pro Bowl player in 2025, rushing for 1,350 yards, which is third-most in Dolphins history behind Ricky Williams’ 2002 and 2003 seasons.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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UpToDate is now rushing to implement its own AI tool, called Expert AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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And when everyone else in the classroom is a genius, cheating becomes a real option to stay ahead, especially in the sciences.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Kevin appeared to reference his 2017 cheating scandal, which transpired while Eniko was pregnant with their first child.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Hustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustling. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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