MOILED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

moiled

verb

past tense of moil

as in struggled

to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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as in swirled

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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The 23-year-old struggled in the defeat to Argentina before adding his seventh of the tournament against France in the third-place play-off.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
His 81-year-old partner has struggled without Vela Gonzalez, her primary caretaker.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Over the weekend, rumors swirled that Anthropic was on the cusp of announcing that one of its AI models had cracked one of the Millennium Prize Problems.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Bethany Donaphin Head of WNBA league operations As rumors swirled about Engelbert’s enture, insiders around the league have been mentioning Donaphin as a potential replacement.

— Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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This is a big jump for Fleury, who has never before worked as an offensive coordinator at any level of football, and most recently was the 49ers' tight ends coach for the past four seasons.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
To many in the LGBTQ+ community, the notion of unconditional love might as well be a fairy tale; meaningful relationships must be worked for, maintained, and protected—and as such, are rarely taken for granted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked

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DJs spun Wasian musicians, including Rodrigo, Mitski, and Japanese Breakfast.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
During the cocktail hour, DJ Mia Moretti spun admirably, and the dinner began with two songs from an up-and-coming musician named Mimi Webb, who did her best to warm up the room.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of spun

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Melissa Wegman, a Democratic retiree who is also from Bakersfield, said she was shocked when the pump recently whirled to $128 to fill the tank on her SUV.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Throughout all this chaos, the Fleetwood Mac touring machine whirled on.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

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