slogged; slogging
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
slogger
noun
1
a
: hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of war—
Michael Gorra
Michael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slog—M. S. Forbes
M. S. Forbes2
: a hard dogged march or journey
Synonyms
Examples of slog in a Sentence
Verb
He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
She slogged through her work.
She slogged her way through her work.
We've been slogging along for hours.
He slogged through the deep snow.
They slogged their way through the snow.
Noun
It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.
It was a long slog up the mountain.
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
There’s a swampy-bog environment to slog through, a frozen river to cross, insect costumes to wear and a rocky prominence that culminates in a fun ice slide.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
And yet, amid all that, the Niners found themselves in a slog of a game against the Bucs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Can Bryson Stott find his swing? Bryson Stott slogged to the break hitless in his final 11 at-bats with six strikeouts.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
There’s a swampy-bog environment to slog through, a frozen river to cross, insect costumes to wear and a rocky prominence that culminates in a fun ice slide.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
Then a slog of a sophomore year — until the Tar Heels turned into a rocket ship and manufactured one of the most miraculous Final Four runs in March Madness history.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
And yet, amid all that, the Niners found themselves in a slog of a game against the Bucs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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