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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
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Timberwolves played terrific first-shot defense against the Thunder for most of the night, scrambling, hustling and contesting.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
One ever-hustling entrepreneur even developed an iPhone dating app that matches singles in public bomb shelters.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oren had also begun hustling for the enormous spec house on Indian Creek Island that Lorber had toured.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
Wages are low, and often aren’t paid out year-round, which means many dancers spend some of the year claiming unemployment or hustling for side gigs like teaching, guest performing, or private coaching to supplement their wages and fill the gaps.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
For years, Rachel and Irvi had been hustling to make this routine work, hoping that American immigration policy would evolve and allow Irvi, who had spent half his life in the United States, to become a citizen.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Those were full-time pharmacists, realtors and teachers hustling across Olympic ice for Team USA.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
How does Mick Cronin survive this, sending his own player off the court after hustling hard on defense to get a piece of the ball but unfortunately too much contact and drew a foul.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
If out of work, hustling this week and next could open doors.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Students were hustling around campus, coming and going on the penultimate Saturday of the semester.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
The bubbling party scene in New York City was indeed a movie, and Puffy was hustling his way into the leading role.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Give them a moment to process the situation before hustling them out of there.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Asked if Mike would be hustling to South Florida to see the brothers reunited on Thursday night, the consensus was that dad would be better off in a more familiar setting.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Sunday night and Monday morning, O'Hare was hustling and bustling, filled with a nervous energy.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Timberwolves played terrific first-shot defense against the Thunder for most of the night, scrambling, hustling and contesting.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
One ever-hustling entrepreneur even developed an iPhone dating app that matches singles in public bomb shelters.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oren had also begun hustling for the enormous spec house on Indian Creek Island that Lorber had toured.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
Wages are low, and often aren’t paid out year-round, which means many dancers spend some of the year claiming unemployment or hustling for side gigs like teaching, guest performing, or private coaching to supplement their wages and fill the gaps.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
For years, Rachel and Irvi had been hustling to make this routine work, hoping that American immigration policy would evolve and allow Irvi, who had spent half his life in the United States, to become a citizen.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
Those were full-time pharmacists, realtors and teachers hustling across Olympic ice for Team USA.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
How does Mick Cronin survive this, sending his own player off the court after hustling hard on defense to get a piece of the ball but unfortunately too much contact and drew a foul.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
If out of work, hustling this week and next could open doors.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Students were hustling around campus, coming and going on the penultimate Saturday of the semester.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
The bubbling party scene in New York City was indeed a movie, and Puffy was hustling his way into the leading role.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Give them a moment to process the situation before hustling them out of there.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustling
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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
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Put differently, eliminating tax on overtime reduces the number of hours each day that hourly workers are laboring not for themselves or their families but for the government.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The difference early was that Keller was throwing strikes at an astonishing rate and quickly working through his innings, while King was laboring.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 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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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Higher oil prices have sharply increased operating expenses for shipping firms, squeezing margins and forcing governments, including Hong Kong, to step in with temporary support.—
Lee Ying Shan,Emily Tan,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, China has rapidly expanded capacity in its drive to become more self-sufficient, contributing to a global glut of product and squeezing European companies.—
Marilen Martin,
Bloomberg,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Defenseman Jacob Moverare was highlighted with the Daryl Evans Youth Hockey Service Award for his diligent and enthusiastic work with the Kings’ learn-to-play program.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot of work that goes into this, a lot of long, diligent hours.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That leaves firms which relied on cheap, abundant credit during the low-rate era of 2010s and early 2020s more exposed, with weaker companies struggling to roll over debt or exit investments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Despite Magic guard Desmond Bane, clearly under the weather, struggling from beyond the arc but still managing to contribute 17 points.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Editing tools like Descript are also rushing into the growing market for digital clones.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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The announcement sent vendors rushing to pack up years' worth of work.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Naumann also did Loughlin’s hair for this March outing, which marked the mother and daughters’ first red-carpet appearance together since the 2019 college admissions cheating scandal.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Just days before the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion aired, cheating rumors began circulating online.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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