FAGGING Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

fagging

verb

present participle of fag

as in struggling

to devote serious and sustained effort the road crew fagged mightily to move the boulder out of the way

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as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out

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But while most young people are struggling to land their first opportunity, some have jumped the line by building their own small businesses and startups—and young founders are now ramping up hiring even as companies across industries slow theirs.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The film includes flashbacks to his time in the war and features a parallel story about his young carer struggling to make ends meet.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

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Jackson had not been reported missing The man had been wearing a button-down short-sleeve shirt, light blue jeans, a silver wristwatch and blue-and-white tennis shoes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Temperatures are not conducive to actors wearing wool coats and scarves, and the snow on the ground is going to be added in post.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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Strange, yes, but definitely more memorable than an accountant in green eyeshade laboring over the books.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
And workers have now spent over 1 million hours laboring on an infrastructure project whose price tag has surpassed $900 million.

— Robert Tann, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of laboring

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While Indiana and Hoover are striving for perfection as the program aims to defend its national title, TCU is just hoping to score more than two touchdowns against a Power Four opponent.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
The Monitor revisits three young families striving to live full lives amid Russia’s military invasion.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

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In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins.

— Glenn Thrush Eric Schmitt Liam Stack Tim Balk, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Lack of preparation Eight weeks after the UAE withdrawal, the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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Walsh will contribute across collection development, campaign concepts, styling, brand imagery and creative storytelling, working alongside the Rebecca Taylor team.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Phillips is working from a script by Jordan & Justin Shipley, creators of the TBS comedy Wrecked, with a rewrite by Phillips & frequent collaborator Gene Stupnitsky, who’s producing through his Big Name Entertainment banner.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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