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as in rush
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the holiday season
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
with his characteristic hustle, he had all the plans for the conference lined up in a matter of days
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as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
a clever hustle that tricked people into revealing their bank account information
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change
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Recent Examples of hustle
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
If Sundance is powered by pick-me energy and SXSW by VC hustle, the invite-only ZCON is doing something else altogether.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Within just a few years, Elevate fell into her lap when the original owners sold her the business and its two studios—what had started as a part-time hustle became her full-time career in 2019.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
If Sundance is powered by pick-me energy and SXSW by VC hustle, the invite-only ZCON is doing something else altogether.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
But Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustle
Noun
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Following the rush of good feelings around the reunion for the Clinton inauguration, Fleetwood Mac was back at a low point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firms that had stayed disciplined during the post-pandemic liquidity rush — holding back from inflated valuations and cheap leverage — are the ones outperforming, according to Bae.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But her fourth album, Lux, adopts the sound and ambitions of a classical oratorio to mirror the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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More than a mere relocation, the new headquarters dubbed Aeyde Haus — to be officially unveiled on Tuesday with a special event — acts as a representation of the brand’s core values, reflecting both its roots and global ambitions.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Trailer Park Boys is a faux documentary about three petty criminals running scams from their Halifax trailer park and streams on Netflix.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just because Trump thinks climate change is a scam, doesn’t mean the rest of the world agrees.—
John D. Sutter,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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And problems continue despite the flight cancellations designed to relieve stress on controllers struggling to deal with the shutdown.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Entry-level workers experiment freely and the C-suite sees strategic value, yet middle managers often struggle to bridge the gap.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle reportedly sped into a shopping plaza, where the incident — captured on video — unfolded.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Now, Stefanski is tasked with finding a way to turn things around in a hurry with arguably the weakest quarterback room in all of football.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s little expectation that the justices will be in a hurry to issue a ruling, so any impacts are likely to be months away.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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This week also saw big news from the quantum startup Quantinuum, and DARPA announced eleven companies advanced to the second stage of its quantum benchmarking initiative, which aims to either validate or invalidate the approaches taken by companies in the program.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The result of this initiative is a less than 5% reduction in our total employee base.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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