bogged (down)

Definition of bogged (down)next
past tense of bog (down)
as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late

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Verb
  • After losing Mushfiqur Rahim early to the bowling of Hasan Ali, Shanto struck seven boundaries in his knock before being trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Noman Ali (3-76).
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • In March, a 14-month-old dog named Rudy was rescued after falling down a cliff and getting trapped on the edge of a river in New York.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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  • Somewhere along the way, though, conservation became tangled up in broader political culture wars.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Technology and nature tangled together.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
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  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and five of its unions are embroiled in a contract dispute that could trigger the railroad's first work stoppage in more than 30 years.
    Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The project remains embroiled in legal battles.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Hard feelings broiled under the surface.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Bogged (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogged%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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