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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezing
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 hustling
Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
But a social media user shared a video of Bryant inside that restroom Wednesday, hustling to wash his hands at the sink amid a group of fans, presumably before rejoining his team on the bench.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 22 May 2026
After years of hustling, Survivor’s booming popularity turned Executive Producer Mark Burnett into a champion of the genre.
—Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Cruz’s throw narrowly beat the hustling Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to the bag for a crucial out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Beyond scrambling to get to Minnesota for his debut earlier this week, Anderson said his family had an interesting experience hustling to the Twin Cities.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The ball trickled behind second, and Hoerner kept going, hustling his way to second.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Over the past few years, Google has been hustling to reinvent its business for the AI age, trying to keep consumers in the habit of going to its search page as chatbots from startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic become more popular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
An agent is seen grabbing Vance by his jacket and hustling him off stage.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Taste of Baldwin Park creator David Merritt has been hustling in this part of town for decades, even before it was ranked among the city’s most desirable addresses.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Braves players worked on hustling first to third on a soft single to the outfield, or breaking toward home on a dribbler in the infield.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, McCutchen walked for the fourth straight game and beat out an infield single, hustling hard to first on a squibber down the third base line.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Senior guard Chendall Weaver was his usual pest for the opponents, hustling for loose balls, scoring five points, grabbing five rebounds, adding two steals and blocking a shot.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Others of you may be hustling to pay off — or gain — large amounts of capital.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
But a social media user shared a video of Bryant inside that restroom Wednesday, hustling to wash his hands at the sink amid a group of fans, presumably before rejoining his team on the bench.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 22 May 2026
After years of hustling, Survivor’s booming popularity turned Executive Producer Mark Burnett into a champion of the genre.
—Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The hustling spirit of the gold rush lives on today in the prospecting influencers who toil in the content mines of the Internet, hoping to hit the viral mother lode.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Cruz’s throw narrowly beat the hustling Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to the bag for a crucial out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Beyond scrambling to get to Minnesota for his debut earlier this week, Anderson said his family had an interesting experience hustling to the Twin Cities.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Clarkson now is showing his value hustling for 50-50 balls while no longer being a liability on defense — a trait that’s followed him throughout his career.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The ball trickled behind second, and Hoerner kept going, hustling his way to second.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Over the past few years, Google has been hustling to reinvent its business for the AI age, trying to keep consumers in the habit of going to its search page as chatbots from startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic become more popular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
An agent is seen grabbing Vance by his jacket and hustling him off stage.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Taste of Baldwin Park creator David Merritt has been hustling in this part of town for decades, even before it was ranked among the city’s most desirable addresses.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Braves players worked on hustling first to third on a soft single to the outfield, or breaking toward home on a dribbler in the infield.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, McCutchen walked for the fourth straight game and beat out an infield single, hustling hard to first on a squibber down the third base line.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Senior guard Chendall Weaver was his usual pest for the opponents, hustling for loose balls, scoring five points, grabbing five rebounds, adding two steals and blocking a shot.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustling
Adjective
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The driver was also placed on a non-driving status pending the results of the investigation.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nor will this anti-driving VMT policy meaningfully affect the global climate.—
Jennifer Hernandez,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40,000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Makar has played in every game this postseason, but was clearly laboring in Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Carting around unhappy campers in 100-degree weather and squeezing work into a shorter window is not exactly being poolside with a marg.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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The defense is disciplined, squeezing pressure from its trio of wings.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s yet another reason to be diligent with your daily SPF.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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In the end, after a monthslong investigation and diligent forensic work, partial remains of 70 of the 110 victims were identified and returned to family members who, to this day, carry the pain of that day in 1996.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Even as Sand downplays party politics, Democrats are putting faith in him to blaze a trail in the state after struggling electorally in recent cycles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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But as the two collaborators went on to explain, a superhero buddy comedy about a struggling actor that’s as interested in the logistics of auditions as saving the universe is a tough sell for any brand.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Micah Parsons doesn’t sound like someone rushing to play football.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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While in the autonomous and action-oriented sign of Aries, however, we’re called to lead without rushing the process.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Welker asked Trump about his cheating claims.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Cooper’s girlfriend accused Cooper of cheating and threw his phone against a wall of Cooper’s apartment, according to the affidavit.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Hustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustling. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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