slogs 1 of 2

verb

Definition of slogsnext
present tense third-person singular of slog
1
as in slaps
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 struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort slogging their way through a pile of paperwork

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3
as in licks
to strike repeatedly the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived

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4
as in shuffles
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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slogs

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noun

plural of slog
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as in toils

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2
as in walks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slogs
  1. struggles
  2. strives
  3. hides
  4. efforts
  5. hits
  6. works
  7. slams
  8. tries
Verb
  • While her family struggles financially to keep their takeaway van afloat, a young Vietnamese girl takes up a summer job on a strawberry farm.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The police video shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • While his films can be fantastical, Abbasi — making his English-language debut here — strives to uncover deeper truths in his work.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Therefore, Panama strives to draw sustainable economic development with partners that could earn financial returns and environmental rewards.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of strives
Verb
  • In the film, a scientist (Duhamel) steals an experiment and hides off the grid in Europe to prevent it from becoming weaponized.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The poster had been manipulated in an attempt to match the Broadway show's original rendering, which hides the face of her character, Elphaba.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of hides
Noun
  • Advocacy groups' efforts the next 72 to 84 hours will wrap up an intense campaign through Arizona's scorcing summer heat to sign up voters.
    Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Identifying highly repetitive tasks and processes based on document and information processing is a great way to focus your automation efforts.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of efforts
Verb
  • When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hits
Verb
  • Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Wireless charging works perfectly through the case.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of works
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Painstaking recovery, after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, the Southeast reels from a second disaster in two weeks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
Verb
  • Even so, its contract renewal with the NBA comes at a time when the sneaker giant has had to work harder to maintain its critical partnerships, and new CEO Elliott Hill tries to regain market share lost in recent years.
    Jessica Golden,Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Republican who lost big in ’22 tries again Few Senate seats are up for grabs this year.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of tries
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