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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
Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
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
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
Sweeney’s character, Cassie Howard, ends the final episode still hustling, despite the violent death of her husband Nate (Jacob Elordi), the passing of her high school friend Rue (Zendaya), and the dismantling of her OnlyFans account.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
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
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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The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Another laboring woman with the same image on her phone.—
Karli Swenson,
The Conversation,
11 June 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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County officials pointed to state budget cuts and a $276,000 drop in liquor revenue as factors squeezing finances.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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Grip the handles on the sides of the machine, tighten your core, and extend your legs, squeezing your quadriceps (top thigh muscles) at the top.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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So, that conversation was interesting given Adem’s diligent research and my memory.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Some information has been presented in court filings or uncovered by journalists and by one especially diligent state legislator, Anna Eskamani, from Orlando.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The officials described Pakistan’s monthslong effort leading the negotiations, struggling to keep both sides from walking out of the room and a total collapse of the negotiations on multiple occasions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The third spot, initially expected to go to Martín Zubimendi, now looks more likely to be Fabián Ruiz for the Cape Verde opener, with De la Fuente pragmatic about rotating in the early group games and with Zubimendi struggling for form later on in the club season.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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That’s the kind of mentality Boise State’s edge rushing group for the 2026 season should expect.—
Shaun Goodwin
June 17,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
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Share a bold idea, and invite honest feedback without rushing the room.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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The reunion comes 15 years after the couple divorced amid rumors of a cheating scandal.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Here, Ruhian diversifies his skill set, killing people at a distance with a bow and arrow, which feels like cheating.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Hustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustling. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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