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
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  • The 3-3 Knights have struggled in the Big 12 since joining the conference, but tend to be better at home in the friendly confines of the Acrisure Bounce House.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The shift signals a turning point for the left, which has historically struggled to counter the far-right’s dominant online presence and savvy digital strategy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • Rumors have swirled about a new album from collaborators who quickly backpedaled on their statements.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Chatter swirled earlier in the week over the rumor that Jay-Z will recommend himself as the headlining performer for the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show next year, which also takes place at SoFi Stadium.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirled
Verb
  • Democratic politicians, bureaucrats and labor leaders, once rabble-rousers like Bass who nowadays seem to exist mostly to keep their sinecure, have labored mightily to convince unbelieving voters that Bass deserves another shot.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The circumstances of Saint Michael’s help while the pilgrim labored and delivered in the ocean were markedly different from those in the miracle ascribed to the Virgin.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of labored
Verb
  • The agitation of the team’s fanbase boiled to the surface this summer.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Super-fresh corn on the cob hardly needs to be cooked, let alone boiled.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of boiled
Verb
  • That pushes marketers toward ideas that have worked before, which is why, Smith says, so many ads look alike.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • To crack the uncrackable, Rittmann’s team worked alongside collaborators from Rice University, Tongji University, the National University of Singapore, and Nanjing University.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of worked
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  • The cotton will be spun, woven and finished for denim programs for some of the largest fashion brands and retailers in the world.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to the fashion show, attendees can do a F1 driving simulator, try a new color at the Tom Ford lip bar, and enjoy music spun by DJ Simone.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spun
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  • White froth churned as the slightly more alkaline water cascaded into the gray-blue harbor.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And in September, Hurricane Marie churned up big waves that damaged oceanfront homes near Los Angeles before veering away from the coast.
    — Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of churned
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  • Loose white sand blew into the air and whirled around at the edge of the sea like a fog.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Within this awkward relic of several other ages, New York’s past gets fetishized, chopped up, and whirled together into digestible entertainment.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of whirled
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