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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the two boxers were so exhausted they just slogged each other indiscriminately
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2
as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
slogging their way through a pile of paperwork
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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
Gramps never tired of telling how he had to slog through the snow in order to get to school
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as in toil
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Recent Examples of slog
Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Taking direct inspiration from his father’s difficult childhood in 1950s Budapest, Nemes struggles to maintain fluidity or momentum in his storytelling and the movie often seems a slog in its first half.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Kids who didn't like reading would slog through the requisite number of books to get points, then be done for the summer.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Plus, changing teacher behavior is a hard slog.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Taking direct inspiration from his father’s difficult childhood in 1950s Budapest, Nemes struggles to maintain fluidity or momentum in his storytelling and the movie often seems a slog in its first half.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
The belief is that users do not want to slog through a series of back-and-forth entreaties.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Kids who didn't like reading would slog through the requisite number of books to get points, then be done for the summer.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slog
Verb
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Almost half of those who abided by boundaries (45%) reported low burnout, compared to 6% of those who struggled to do so.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Go from the base to the tip with your tongue, kiss it, lick it and remember most of us have difficulties cumming just with oral.—
Ian Kumamoto,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Declining enrollment means the district may need to shuffle schools, students, or teachers to ensure each school is well attended, and the student-teacher ratios are well-balanced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a talent market where burnout is high and retention is difficult, offering developers tools that amplify their creativity and reduce toil is a competitive advantage.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The film is trying quite hard to be a bracing and immersive depiction of rehabilitation’s hard toil.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the control side, the company reports combining reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and linear-actuator torque control so K2 can switch gaits dynamically across complex terrains and sustain a natural, human-like walk.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Chiefs crushed the Patriots that night, winning 41-14 at Arrowhead Stadium and Brady was benched after the Chiefs smacked him down.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pinch-hitters Agustín Ramírez and Eric Wagaman then smacked consecutive RBI singles to deliver the Marlins their first lead of the series.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Chiefs players spent training camp laboring at hot, humid Missouri Western State University.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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During that season Clark was laboring to teach all his defensive linemen a new technique to use, and players would have to film themselves working on it, and send it into the coaches.—
Omar Kelly
August 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slog. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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