moiled

verb

past tense of moil
1
as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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2
as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moiled
  1. struggled
  2. swirled
  3. labored
  4. boiled
  5. worked
  6. spun
  7. churned
  8. whirled
Verb
  • The Mets jumped out to a 9-4 lead as KC starter Seth Lugo struggled in his return to Citi Field.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • The Sparks struggled to transition to the basket, giving up 19 turnovers resulting in 25 free baskets.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • Speculation about the couple's wedding venue and ceremony swirled the internet for weeks leading up to the event.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of swirled
Verb
  • That doesn’t mean the subscription businesses that media companies labored to build will collapse, Cohen said.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Definition of labored
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  • The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of boiled
Verb
  • When the Wright brothers first flew, the doubt was never about whether the machine worked, but whether flight would ever be something ordinary people used without a second thought.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • The next inning, Campusano worked a two-out walk and scored from first when Andujar roped a single into the left-field corner.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of worked
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  • Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing spun to face home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, holding up his mitt with the ball inside.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There are also tunics and airy sweaters crocheted with feathery mulberry silk—a type spun by silkworms fed exclusively on white mulberry leaves, considered the highest-quality in the world.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • Indianapolis and central Indiana was under a tornado watch until early June 18, as severe weather churned its way across the Midwest in two rounds of storms.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 June 2026
  • Joe Picard perched atop a precarious mound of 300-plus-pound high-explosive shells as his ship churned toward Normandy’s beaches.
    — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Definition of churned
Verb
  • Dick took one look and whirled in mid-air.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • So Anikpo, a psychiatric physician assistant, didn't think to discuss the crackdown with their 9-year-old son Zeke, even as helicopters whirled over their South Minneapolis neighborhood.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Definition of whirled
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“Moiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiled. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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